vender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
vender — to sell
The imperative of vender gives direct commands: vende, venda, vendamos, vended, vendan.
vender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to sell something. It's common in sales environments or when giving advice to a friend about their belongings.
Notes on vender in the Affirmative Imperative
Vender is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is the same as the third-person present indicative.
Example Sentences
Vende tu coche ahora que vale mucho.
Sell your car now that it's worth a lot.
tú
Venda sus productos aquí, señor.
Sell your products here, sir.
usted
Vendamos las sobras antes de que se dañen.
Let's sell the leftovers before they spoil.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vender (as a command)
Correct: vende or vended
Why: In Spanish, you don't use the infinitive for commands; 'vende' is for tú and 'vended' is for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vendo
Vender is a regular -er verb in the present: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendéis, venden.
Preterite
yo: vendí
The preterite of vender is regular: vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendisteis, vendieron.
Imperfect
yo: vendía
Vender in the imperfect is regular: vendía, vendías, vendía, vendíamos, vendíais, vendían.
Future
yo: venderé
Vender is regular in the future: venderé, venderás, venderá, venderemos, venderéis, venderán.
Conditional
yo: vendería
Vender is regular in the conditional: vendería, venderías, vendería, venderíamos, venderíais, venderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: venda
The present subjunctive of vender uses -a endings: venda, vendas, venda, vendamos, vendáis, vendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vendiera
Vender in the imperfect subjunctive is: vendiera, vendieras, vendiera, vendiéramos, vendierais, vendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vendas
The negative imperative of vender uses subjunctive forms: no vendas, no venda, no vendamos, no vendáis, no vendan.