vendar Preterite Conjugation
vendar — to bandage
Vende, vendaste, vendó, vendamos, vendasteis, vendaron are the completed past actions for vendar.
vendar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for actions of bandaging that were completed at a specific point in the past. Think of it as the 'finished bandage' tense.
Notes on vendar in the Preterite
Vendar is regular in the preterite. All the endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo vendé la herida ayer por la tarde.
I bandaged the wound yesterday afternoon.
yo
¿Tú vendaste el corte tú mismo?
Did you bandage the cut yourself?
tú
El doctor vendó mi brazo después de la caída.
The doctor bandaged my arm after the fall.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros vendamos la lesión antes del partido.
We bandaged the injury before the game.
nosotros
Ellos vendaron el tobillo torcido.
They bandaged the twisted ankle.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'vendaba' instead of the preterite 'vendé' for a single, completed action.
Correct: Use 'vendé' for a specific instance like 'I bandaged it yesterday'. Use 'vendaba' for ongoing or habitual bandaging in the past.
Why: The preterite marks a completed action, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form ('vendé').
Correct: The 'yo' form in the preterite needs an accent: 'vendé'.
Why: The accent distinguishes the preterite 'yo' form and indicates the stress on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vendo
Vendo, vendas, vende, vendamos, vendáis, venden describe current or habitual actions of bandaging.
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.