Vender Conjugation | How to Conjugate Vender in Spanish

Vender means “to sell.” You will learn its fully regular -ER conjugation, how its simple and compound forms are built, and the sentence patterns used to sell something to someone or state a selling price.

Vender conjugation at a glance

Vender is the approved infinitive for this lesson. Its primary English meaning is to sell.

• Infinitive: vender — to sell.
• Verb type: Regular ER.
• Linguistic pattern: Vender is a regular -ER verb. Its stem remains vend- throughout the ordinary paradigm, the gerund is vendiendo — selling, and the past participle is vendido — sold. There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, or irregular participles in its core conjugation.

Vender gerund, past participle, and infinitive

These non-finite forms build progressive and compound constructions. The infinitive names the verb, the gerund presents an unfolding action or change, and the past participle combines with haber — the perfect auxiliary.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	vender	to sell
Gerund	vendiendo	selling
Past participle	vendido	sold
Compound infinitive	haber vendido	to have sold
Compound gerund	habiendo vendido	having sold

Vender meaning and essential uses

Vender most directly means to sell. The examples below show the sentence frames that matter most for using this verb accurately.

• La librería vende libros de segunda mano. — The bookstore sells secondhand books.
• Vendemos productos directamente al público. — We sell products directly to the public.
• Vendieron la casa a una familia joven. — They sold the house to a young family.

Vender conjugation pattern

Vender is a regular -ER verb. Its stem remains vend- throughout the ordinary paradigm, the gerund is vendiendo — selling, and the past participle is vendido — sold. There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, or irregular participles in its core conjugation.

Vender indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Vender present tense conjugation

Use the present indicative for current situations, routines, repeated actions, and general facts involving this verb. The Spanish term is presente de indicativo — present indicative.

Use the regular vend- stem with the standard -ER present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendo	I sell
Tú — you, singular informal	vendes	you sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vende	he / she sells; you (formal) sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendemos	we sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendéis	you (plural, informal) sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	venden	they / you (plural) sell

• Vendo libros usados por internet. — I sell used books online.

Vender preterite conjugation

Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events, viewed as finished rather than background or habit. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite.

Use the standard preterite endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendí	I sold
Tú — you, singular informal	vendiste	you sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vendió	he / she / you (formal) sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendimos	we sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendisteis	you (plural, informal) sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vendieron	they / you (plural) sold

• Ayer vendimos todas las entradas. — Yesterday we sold all the tickets.

Vender imperfect conjugation

Use the imperfect for habitual, repeated, descriptive, or ongoing past situations without a completed boundary. The Spanish term is pretérito imperfecto — imperfect.

Use the standard imperfect endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendía	I used to sell
Tú — you, singular informal	vendías	you used to sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vendía	he / she / you (formal) used to sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendíamos	we used to sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendíais	you (plural, informal) used to sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vendían	they / you (plural) used to sell

• Mi abuelo vendía fruta en el mercado. — My grandfather used to sell fruit at the market.

Vender present progressive

Use the present progressive for an action or change in progress around the present moment. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish term is presente progresivo — present progressive.

Build the present progressive with estar — to be as an auxiliary — plus vendiendo — selling.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy vendiendo	I am selling
Tú — you, singular informal	estás vendiendo	you are selling
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está vendiendo	he / she is selling; you (formal) are selling
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos vendiendo	we are selling
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis vendiendo	you (plural, informal) are selling
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están vendiendo	they / you (plural) are selling

• Estamos vendiendo los muebles que ya no usamos. — We are selling the furniture that we no longer use.

Vender near future conjugation

Use the near future for plans or developments viewed as approaching or already intended. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish term is futuro próximo — near future.

Build the near future with ir a — to be going to — plus vender — sell.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a vender	I am going to sell
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a vender	you are going to sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a vender	he / she is going to sell; you (formal) are going to sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a vender	we are going to sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a vender	you (plural, informal) are going to sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a vender	they / you (plural) are going to sell

• Voy a vender mi bicicleta. — I am going to sell my bicycle.

Vender future tense conjugation

Use the simple future for future events and, where context supports it, probability or conjecture. The Spanish term is futuro simple — simple future.

Add the future endings directly to vender — sell.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	venderé	I will sell
Tú — you, singular informal	venderás	you will sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	venderá	he / she / you (formal) will sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	venderemos	we will sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	venderéis	you (plural, informal) will sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	venderán	they / you (plural) will sell

• Venderán la casa el próximo año. — They will sell the house next year.

Vender conditional conjugation

Use the conditional for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or future-in-the-past meanings. The Spanish term is condicional simple — simple conditional.

Add the conditional endings directly to vender — sell.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendería	I would sell
Tú — you, singular informal	venderías	you would sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vendería	he / she / you (formal) would sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	venderíamos	we would sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	venderíais	you (plural, informal) would sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	venderían	they / you (plural) would sell

• Vendería el coche por un precio justo. — I would sell the car for a fair price.

Vender present perfect conjugation

Use the present perfect for past actions connected to the present. Its distribution varies across Spanish-speaking regions. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect.

Combine the present forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he vendido	I have sold
Tú — you, singular informal	has vendido	you have sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha vendido	he / she has sold; you (formal) have sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos vendido	we have sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis vendido	you (plural, informal) have sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han vendido	they / you (plural) have sold

• He vendido tres cuadros este mes. — I have sold three paintings this month.

Vender past perfect conjugation

Use the past perfect for an action completed before another past reference point. The Spanish term is pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect / pluperfect.

Combine the imperfect forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había vendido	I had sold
Tú — you, singular informal	habías vendido	you had sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había vendido	he / she / you (formal) had sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos vendido	we had sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais vendido	you (plural, informal) had sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían vendido	they / you (plural) had sold

• Ya habían vendido el local cuando llamamos. — They had already sold the premises when we called.

Vender future perfect conjugation

Use the future perfect for an action expected to be completed before a future reference point. The Spanish term is futuro perfecto — future perfect.

Combine the future forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré vendido	I will have sold
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás vendido	you will have sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá vendido	he / she / you (formal) will have sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos vendido	we will have sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis vendido	you (plural, informal) will have sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán vendido	they / you (plural) will have sold

• Para julio, habremos vendido todo el inventario. — By July, we will have sold all the inventory.

Vender conditional perfect conjugation

Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an outcome that would have occurred under different circumstances. The Spanish term is condicional perfecto — conditional perfect.

Combine the conditional forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. The participle remains invariant with haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría vendido	I would have sold
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías vendido	you would have sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría vendido	he / she / you (formal) would have sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos vendido	we would have sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais vendido	you (plural, informal) would have sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían vendido	they / you (plural) would have sold

• Habrían vendido más entradas con otra campaña. — They would have sold more tickets with a different campaign.

Vender subjunctive conjugations

Vender present subjunctive conjugation

Use the present subjunctive in subordinate clauses triggered by wishes, influence, emotion, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, or similar environments. The Spanish term is presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive.

Use the regular present subjunctive endings for a standard -ER verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	venda	that I sell
Tú — you, singular informal	vendas	that you sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	venda	that he / she / you (formal) sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendamos	that we sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendáis	that you (plural, informal) sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vendan	that they / you (plural) sell

• Espero que vendas el coche pronto. — I hope you sell the car soon.

Vender imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts, including reported wishes, requests, evaluations, and conditions. The Spanish term is imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive.

The main table uses the accepted -ra series, built from the third-person plural preterite stem. The accepted -se series is shown after the main examples.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendiera	that I sold / were to sell
Tú — you, singular informal	vendieras	that you sold / were to sell
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vendiera	that he / she / you (formal) sold / were to sell
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendiéramos	that we sold / were to sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendierais	that you (plural, informal) sold / were to sell
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vendieran	that they / you (plural) sold / were to sell

• Querían que vendiéramos los productos juntos. — They wanted us to sell the products together.

The -se series is also accepted in many contexts; do not substitute it mechanically where a construction has a documented preference or restriction.

• vendiese — that I sold / were to sell
• vendieses — that you sold / were to sell
• vendiese — that he / she / you (formal) sold / were to sell
• vendiésemos — that we sold / were to sell
• vendieseis — that you (plural, informal) sold / were to sell
• vendiesen — that they / you (plural) sold / were to sell

Vender future subjunctive conjugation

Use the future subjunctive only as a reference form for rare modern uses, especially formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical language. The Spanish term is futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

This reference paradigm comes from the same past-stem family used by the imperfect subjunctive. It is rare in modern everyday Spanish and survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vendiere	that I should sell (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	vendieres	that you should sell (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vendiere	that he / she / you (formal) should sell (rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vendiéremos	that we should sell (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vendiereis	that you (plural, informal) should sell (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vendieren	that they / you (plural) should sell (rare/formal)

• Si el propietario vendiere el inmueble, deberá comunicarlo. — If the owner should sell the property, they must report it.

Vender present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo — present perfect subjunctive.

Combine the present subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya vendido	that I have sold
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas vendido	that you have sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya vendido	that he / she has sold; that you (formal) have sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos vendido	that we have sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis vendido	that you (plural, informal) have sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan vendido	that they / you (plural) have sold

• Me alegra que hayas vendido tu primer cuadro. — I am glad that you have sold your first painting.

Vender past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the past perfect subjunctive for an action completed before another past or hypothetical reference point in a subjunctive context. The Spanish term is pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive.

Combine the -ra imperfect subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. The hubiese series is also accepted and is shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera vendido	that I had sold
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras vendido	that you had sold
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera vendido	that he / she / you (formal) had sold
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos vendido	that we had sold
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais vendido	that you (plural, informal) had sold
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran vendido	that they / you (plural) had sold

• Ojalá hubiéramos vendido antes. — I wish we had sold earlier.

The hubiese series is an accepted alternative in many contexts.

• hubiese vendido — that I had sold
• hubieses vendido — that you had sold
• hubiese vendido — that he / she / you (formal) had sold
• hubiésemos vendido — that we had sold
• hubieseis vendido — that you (plural, informal) had sold
• hubiesen vendido — that they / you (plural) had sold

Vender future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the future perfect subjunctive as a rare reference form for an action completed before another future point in formal or historical-style contexts. The Spanish term is futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Combine the future subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with vendido — sold. This system is rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere vendido	that I should have sold (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres vendido	that you should have sold (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere vendido	that he / she / you (formal) should have sold (rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos vendido	that we should have sold (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis vendido	that you (plural, informal) should have sold (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren vendido	that they / you (plural) should have sold (rare/formal)

• Si el propietario hubiere vendido el inmueble, deberá declararlo. — If the owner should have sold the property, they must declare it.

Vender imperative and commands

Commands address other people directly. Spanish uses imperative forms and present-subjunctive forms according to person and polarity; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Vender affirmative commands

The informal singular command uses the ordinary present-style form, while formal and plural command forms use present-subjunctive morphology where applicable.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	vende	sell
Usted — you, singular formal	venda	sell (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	vendamos	let’s sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vended	sell (plural informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	vendan	sell (plural)

• Vende los productos al precio marcado. — Sell the products at the marked price.

Vender negative commands

Negative commands use present-subjunctive-based forms and have no ordinary yo — I command row.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no vendas	do not sell
Usted — you, singular formal	no venda	do not sell (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	no vendamos	let’s not sell
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no vendáis	do not sell (plural informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no vendan	do not sell (plural)

• No vendas el equipo sin revisar el contrato. — Do not sell the equipment without reviewing the contract.

Common constructions with Vender

Vender can name the thing sold, the buyer, and the price. Use a — to before the buyer and por — for when stating the amount received.

• vender algo — to sell something
• Vendió el coche a un vecino. — He / she sold the car to a neighbor.
• Vendieron la mesa por cien euros. — They sold the table for one hundred euros.

Example sentences with Vender

These examples reinforce the target verb across several useful systems and contexts.

• La empresa vende sus productos en varios países. — The company sells its products in several countries.
• Vendí mi cámara antigua el mes pasado. — I sold my old camera last month.
• Cuando era estudiante, vendíamos bocadillos en los eventos. — When I was a student, we used to sell sandwiches at events.
• Están vendiendo entradas en la puerta. — They are selling tickets at the door.
• Mañana voy a vender varios libros. — Tomorrow I am going to sell several books.
• Dudo que vendan todo hoy. — I doubt that they will sell everything today.
• Ya hemos vendido la mitad del inventario. — We have already sold half of the inventory.
• No vendáis estas piezas por separado. — Do not sell these pieces separately.

Rare and reference forms of Vender

The future subjunctive and future perfect subjunctive above are already marked as rare in modern everyday Spanish. The preterite anterior is another formal or literary reference form and is uncommon in present-day conversation.

• Apenas hube vendido el coche, cancelé el seguro. — As soon as I had sold the car, I canceled the insurance.

Use Vender by choosing the time frame first and then applying its verified stem, stress, participle, or pronoun pattern. Keep rare reference systems distinct from the forms used in ordinary modern conversation.