vender
to sellPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | vendoI sell | nosotros | vendemoswe sell |
| tú | vendesyou sell | vosotros | vendéisyou all sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendehe/she sells | ellos/Uds. | vendenthey sell |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he vendidoI have sold | nosotros | hemos vendidowe have sold |
| tú | has vendidoyou have sold | vosotros | habéis vendidoyou all have sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha vendidohe/she has sold | ellos/Uds. | han vendidothey have sold |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | venda(that) I sell | nosotros | vendamos(that) we sell |
| tú | vendas(that) you sell | vosotros | vendáis(that) you all sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | venda(that) he/she sells | ellos/Uds. | vendan(that) they sell |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya vendido(that) I have sold | nosotros | hayamos vendido(that) we have sold |
| tú | hayas vendido(that) you have sold | vosotros | hayáis vendido(that) you all have sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya vendido(that) he/she has sold | ellos/Uds. | hayan vendido(that) they have sold |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | vendíI sold | nosotros | vendimoswe sold |
| tú | vendisteyou sold | vosotros | vendisteisyou all sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendióhe/she sold | ellos/Uds. | vendieronthey sold |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | vendíaI used to sell | nosotros | vendíamoswe used to sell |
| tú | vendíasyou used to sell | vosotros | vendíaisyou all used to sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendíahe/she used to sell | ellos/Uds. | vendíanthey used to sell |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había vendidoI had sold | nosotros | habíamos vendidowe had sold |
| tú | habías vendidoyou had sold | vosotros | habíais vendidoyou all had sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | había vendidohe/she had sold | ellos/Uds. | habían vendidothey had sold |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | vendiera(that) I sold | nosotros | vendiéramos(that) we sold |
| tú | vendieras(that) you sold | vosotros | vendierais(that) you all sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendiera(that) he/she sold | ellos/Uds. | vendieran(that) they sold |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | vendiese(that) I sold | nosotros | vendiésemos(that) we sold |
| tú | vendieses(that) you sold | vosotros | vendieseis(that) you all sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendiese(that) he/she sold | ellos/Uds. | vendiesen(that) they sold |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera vendido(that) I had sold | nosotros | hubiéramos vendido(that) we had sold |
| tú | hubieras vendido(that) you had sold | vosotros | hubierais vendido(that) you all had sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera vendido(that) he/she had sold | ellos/Uds. | hubieran vendido(that) they had sold |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube vendidoI had sold | nosotros | hubimos vendidowe had sold |
| tú | hubiste vendidoyou had sold | vosotros | hubisteis vendidoyou all had sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo vendidohe/she had sold | ellos/Uds. | hubieron vendidothey had sold |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | venderéI will sell | nosotros | venderemoswe will sell |
| tú | venderásyou will sell | vosotros | venderéisyou all will sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | venderáhe/she will sell | ellos/Uds. | venderánthey will sell |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | venderíaI would sell | nosotros | venderíamoswe would sell |
| tú | venderíasyou would sell | vosotros | venderíaisyou all would sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | venderíahe/she would sell | ellos/Uds. | venderíanthey would sell |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré vendidoI will have sold | nosotros | habremos vendidowe will have sold |
| tú | habrás vendidoyou will have sold | vosotros | habréis vendidoyou all will have sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá vendidohe/she will have sold | ellos/Uds. | habrán vendidothey will have sold |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría vendidoI would have sold | nosotros | habríamos vendidowe would have sold |
| tú | habrías vendidoyou would have sold | vosotros | habríais vendidoyou all would have sold |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría vendidohe/she would have sold | ellos/Uds. | habrían vendidothey would have sold |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | vendiere(should) I sell | nosotros | vendiéremos(should) we sell |
| tú | vendieres(should) you sell | vosotros | vendiereis(should) you all sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendiere(should) he/she sell | ellos/Uds. | vendieren(should) they sell |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | vendamoslet's sell |
| tú | vendesell! | vosotros | vendedsell! |
| él/ella/Ud. | vendasell! | ellos/Uds. | vendansell! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no vendamoslet's not sell |
| tú | no vendasdon't sell | vosotros | no vendáisdon't sell |
| él/ella/Ud. | no vendadon't sell | ellos/Uds. | no vendandon't sell |
