vender Imperfect Conjugation
vender — to sell
Vender in the imperfect is regular: vendía, vendías, vendía, vendíamos, vendíais, vendían.
vender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a business you used to run or items you sold habitually in the past. It's also used for background descriptions of a scene involving selling.
Notes on vender in the Imperfect
Vender follows the standard -ía endings for -er verbs in the imperfect. Every single form has a written accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes vendía periódicos en la calle.
I used to sell newspapers in the street.
yo
Mi abuelo vendía frutas en el mercado.
My grandfather used to sell fruit at the market.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros vendíamos muchos libros cada verano.
We used to sell many books every summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vendia
Correct: vendía
Why: The imperfect for -er/-ir verbs must always have an accent on the 'i'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vende
The imperative of vender gives direct commands: vende, venda, vendamos, vended, vendan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vendas
The negative imperative of vender uses subjunctive forms: no vendas, no venda, no vendamos, no vendáis, no vendan.