Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like vender, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs), stem-changing (morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence), spelling-changing (has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules), or reflexive (reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence).
Vender (bvehn-dehr) (to sell) is a regular -er verb, so its conjugation is pretty straightforward. Here it is in the present tense:
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo vendo | I sell |
| tú vendes | You (informal) sell |
| él/ella/ello/uno vende | He/she/one sells |
| usted vende | You (formal) sell |
| nosotros vendemos | We sell |
| vosotros vendéis | You all (informal) sell |
| ellos/ellas venden | They sell |
| ustedes venden | You all (formal) sell |
The following examples show you vender in action:
María vende frutas en el mercado. (Maria sells fruits at the market.)
Ellos venden camisas muy elegantes. (They sell very elegant shirts.)
Need to know how to conjugate vender in another tense? The following tables show you the preterit, imperfect, and future forms.
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo vendí | I sold |
| tú vendiste | You (informal) sold |
| él/ella/ello/uno vendió | He/she/one sold |
| usted vendió | You (formal) sold |
| nosotros vendimos | We sold |
| vosotros vendisteis | You all (informal) sold |
| ellos/ellas vendieron | They sold |
| ustedes vendieron | You all (formal) sold |
You use the preterit tense like this:
Juan y Raúl vendieron su coche. (Juan and Raúl sold their car.)
¿Vendiste el carro ayer? (Did you sell the car yesterday?)
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo vendía | I used to sell |
| tú vendiás | You (informal) used to sell |
| él/ella/ello/uno vendía | He/she/one used to sell |
| usted vendía | You (formal) used to sell |
| nosotros vendiámos | We used to sell |
| vosotros vendiáis | You all (informal) used to sell |
| ellos/ellas vendían | They used to sell |
| ustedes vendían | You all (formal) used to sell |
Here are some examples of the imperfect tense:
Tú y yo vendíamos manzanas todos los días. (You and I used to sell apples every day.)
¿Vendían tus hermanos chocolates? (Did your brothers used to sell chocolates?)
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo venderé | I will sell |
| tú venderás | You (informal) will sell |
| él/ella/ello/uno venderá | He/she/one will sell |
| usted venderá | You (formal) will sell |
| nosotros venderamos (venderemos) | We will sell |
| vosotros venderáis (venderéis) | You all (informal) will sell |
| ellos/ellas venderán | They will sell |
| ustedes venderán | You all (formal) will sell |
The following samples put the future tense to work:
Yo venderé mi casa. (I will sell my house.)
¿Venderá usted su camión? (Will you sell your truck?)