What does vender mean in English?

Vender means "to sell" in English.

How do you conjugate vender in Spanish?

Vender is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with vender?

Common idiomatic expressions using vender include: "vender humo" (to sell snake oil / to deceive). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use vender in a sentence?

Example: "Vendí mi carro viejo." which means "I sold my old car." in English.

Vender

to sell

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

vender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

vendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

vendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendo I sell	I sell
tú	vendes you sell	you sell
él/ella/usted	vende he/she/you sells	he/she/you sells
nosotros	vendemos we sell	we sell
vosotros	vendéis you all sell	you all sell
ellos/ustedes	venden they/you all sell	they/you all sell

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendía I used to sell	I used to sell
tú	vendías you used to sell	you used to sell
él/ella/usted	vendía he/she/you used to sell	he/she/you used to sell
nosotros	vendíamos we used to sell	we used to sell
vosotros	vendíais you all used to sell	you all used to sell
ellos/ustedes	vendían they/you all used to sell	they/you all used to sell

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendí I sold	I sold
tú	vendiste you sold	you sold
él/ella/usted	vendió he/she/you sold	he/she/you sold
nosotros	vendimos we sold	we sold
vosotros	vendisteis you all sold	you all sold
ellos/ustedes	vendieron they/you all sold	they/you all sold

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	venderé I will sell	I will sell
tú	venderás you will sell	you will sell
él/ella/usted	venderá he/she/you will sell	he/she/you will sell
nosotros	venderemos we will sell	we will sell
vosotros	venderéis you all will sell	you all will sell
ellos/ustedes	venderán they/you all will sell	they/you all will sell

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendería I would sell	I would sell
tú	venderías you would sell	you would sell
él/ella/usted	vendería he/she/you would sell	he/she/you would sell
nosotros	venderíamos we would sell	we would sell
vosotros	venderíais you all would sell	you all would sell
ellos/ustedes	venderían they/you all would sell	they/you all would sell

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	venda that I sell	that I sell
tú	vendas that you sell	that you sell
él/ella/usted	venda that he/she/you sell	that he/she/you sell
nosotros	vendamos that we sell	that we sell
vosotros	vendáis that you all sell	that you all sell
ellos/ustedes	vendan that they/you all sell	that they/you all sell

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vendiera or vendiese that I sold	that I sold
tú	vendieras or vendieses that you sold	that you sold
él/ella/usted	vendiera or vendiese that he/she/you sold	that he/she/you sold
nosotros	vendiéramos or vendiésemos that we sold	that we sold
vosotros	vendierais or vendieseis that you all sold	that you all sold
ellos/ustedes	vendieran or vendiesen that they/you all sold	that they/you all sold

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he vendido I have sold	I have sold
tú	has vendido you have sold	you have sold
él/ella/usted	ha vendido he/she/you have sold	he/she/you have sold
nosotros	hemos vendido we have sold	we have sold
vosotros	habéis vendido you all have sold	you all have sold
ellos/ustedes	han vendido they/you all have sold	they/you all have sold

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había vendido I had sold	I had sold
tú	habías vendido you had sold	you had sold
él/ella/usted	había vendido he/she/you had sold	he/she/you had sold
nosotros	habíamos vendido we had sold	we had sold
vosotros	habíais vendido you all had sold	you all had sold
ellos/ustedes	habían vendido they/you all had sold	they/you all had sold

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube vendido I had sold	I had sold
tú	hubiste vendido you had sold	you had sold
él/ella/usted	hubo vendido he/she/you had sold	he/she/you had sold
nosotros	hubimos vendido we had sold	we had sold
vosotros	hubisteis vendido you all had sold	you all had sold
ellos/ustedes	hubieron vendido they/you all had sold	they/you all had sold

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré vendido I will have sold	I will have sold
tú	habrás vendido you will have sold	you will have sold
él/ella/usted	habrá vendido he/she/you will have sold	he/she/you will have sold
nosotros	habremos vendido we will have sold	we will have sold
vosotros	habréis vendido you all will have sold	you all will have sold
ellos/ustedes	habrán vendido they/you all will have sold	they/you all will have sold

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría vendido I would have sold	I would have sold
tú	habrías vendido you would have sold	you would have sold
él/ella/usted	habría vendido he/she/you would have sold	he/she/you would have sold
nosotros	habríamos vendido we would have sold	we would have sold
vosotros	habríais vendido you all would have sold	you all would have sold
ellos/ustedes	habrían vendido they/you all would have sold	they/you all would have sold

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya vendido that I have sold	that I have sold
tú	hayas vendido that you have sold	that you have sold
él/ella/usted	haya vendido that he/she/you have sold	that he/she/you have sold
nosotros	hayamos vendido that we have sold	that we have sold
vosotros	hayáis vendido that you all have sold	that you all have sold
ellos/ustedes	hayan vendido that they/you all have sold	that they/you all have sold

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera vendido that I had sold	that I had sold
tú	hubieras vendido that you had sold	that you had sold
él/ella/usted	hubiera vendido that he/she/you had sold	that he/she/you had sold
nosotros	hubiéramos vendido that we had sold	that we had sold
vosotros	hubierais vendido that you all had sold	that you all had sold
ellos/ustedes	hubieran vendido that they/you all had sold	that they/you all had sold

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	vende	sell! (you)
usted	venda	sell! (you formal)
nosotros	vendamos	let's sell!
vosotros	vended	sell! (you all)
ustedes	vendan	sell! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no vendas	don't sell! (you)
usted	no venda	don't sell! (you formal)
nosotros	no vendamos	let's not sell!
vosotros	no vendáis	don't sell! (you all)
ustedes	no vendan	don't sell! (you all)

More About "vender"

Idiomatic Expressions

vender humo

to sell snake oil / to deceive

💡 Making false promises

Examples in Context

Vendí mi carro viejo.

I sold my old car.

Preterite

Venden frutas frescas.

They sell fresh fruit.

Present

Hemos vendido la casa.

We have sold the house.

Present Perfect

Venderemos todo.

We will sell everything.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

comprar(to buy)

Usage Notes

•Vender is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to sell
•Related noun: la venta (sale)

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