vendar Present Conjugation
vendar — to bandage
Vendo, vendas, vende, vendamos, vendáis, venden describe current or habitual actions of bandaging.
vendar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions of bandaging happening right now, for habits (like a nurse bandaging wounds daily), or for general truths related to bandaging.
Notes on vendar in the Present
Vendar is regular in the present tense. All the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo vendo la herida de mi hijo cada noche.
I bandage my son's wound every night.
yo
¿Tú vendas bien las quemaduras?
Do you bandage burns well?
tú
Ella vende el tobillo con cuidado.
She bandages the ankle carefully.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros vendamos las lesiones deportivas.
We bandage sports injuries.
nosotros
Ellos venden las cortadas menores en la clínica.
They bandage minor cuts at the clinic.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for an action that just finished.
Correct: Use the preterite 'vendé' or 'vendó' for a completed action, not the present 'vendo' or 'vende'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not for completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the present indicative forms with the present subjunctive.
Correct: The present indicative forms are 'vendo, vendas, vende, vendamos, vendáis, venden'. The present subjunctive forms are the same except for nosotros, vosotros, and ustedes which are 'vendemos', 'vendéis', 'venden'.
Why: While many forms overlap, the subjunctive has distinct nosotros/vosotros/ustedes forms that are crucial in specific grammatical contexts.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: vendé
Vende, vendaste, vendó, vendamos, vendasteis, vendaron are the completed past actions for vendar.
Imperfect
yo: vendaba
Vendaba, vendabas, vendaba, vendábamos, vendabais, vendaban describe ongoing or habitual past bandaging.
Future
yo: vendaré
Vendaré, vendarás, vendará, vendaremos, vendaréis, vendarán predict or speculate about bandaging.
Conditional
yo: vendaría
Vendaría, vendarías, vendaría, vendaríamos, vendaríais, vendarían express hypotheticals or polite requests for bandaging.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vende
Venda, vendas, vendemos, vendáis, vendan are the present subjunctive forms of vendar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vendara
The imperfect subjunctive of vendar (vendara/vendase) is for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: venda
Venda, vende, vendamos, vendad, vendan are the imperative forms of vendar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vendes
Don't use no vendar forms: no venda, no vendas, no vendemos, no vendéis, no vendan.