vender Preterite Conjugation
vender — to sell
The preterite of vender is regular: vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendisteis, vendieron.
vender Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when a sale has been completed at a specific point in time. It is perfect for saying you sold your house last month or sold a ticket yesterday.
Notes on vender in the Preterite
Vender is fully regular in the preterite. Be careful with 'vendimos', which is used for both present and preterite for -ir verbs, but only for preterite for -er verbs like vender.
Example Sentences
Vendí mi bicicleta ayer.
I sold my bike yesterday.
yo
¿Vendiste tu casa finalmente?
Did you finally sell your house?
tú
Ellos vendieron todas las entradas.
They sold all the tickets.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: venderon
Correct: vendieron
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the third-person plural ending -ieron.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vendo
Vender is a regular -er verb in the present: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendéis, venden.
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.
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.