Key facts

Vendre

To sell

A2Irregular
Model
vendre
Stem
vend
Past participle
vendu

Examples

Je vends ma voiture.

I buy bread.

Il ne vend pas sa maison.

He doesn't buy candies.

Nous vendions des fruits.

We used to buy here.

Nous avons vendu le vélo.

We bought a bag.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
Jevends
Isell
Tuvends
Yousell
Ilvend
Hesells
Nousvendons
Wesell
Vousvendez
Yousell
Ilsvendent
Theysell

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais vendre
Iam going to sell
Tuvas vendre
Youare going to sell
Ilva vendre
Heis going to sell
Nousallons vendre
Weare going to sell
Vousallez vendre
Youare going to sell
Ilsvont vendre
Theyare going to sell

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de vendre
Ihave just sold
Tuviens de vendre
Youhave just sold
Ilvient de vendre
Hehas just sold
Nousvenons de vendre
Wehave just sold
Vousvenez de vendre
Youhave just sold
Ilsviennent de vendre
Theyhave just sold

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai vendu
Ihave sold
Tuas vendu
Youhave sold
Ila vendu
Hehas sold
Nousavons vendu
Wehave sold
Vousavez vendu
Youhave sold
Ilsont vendu
Theyhave sold

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jevendrais
Iwould sell
Tuvendrais
Youwould sell
Ilvendrait
Hewould sell
Nousvendrions
Wewould sell
Vousvendriez
Youwould sell
Ilsvendraient
Theywould sell

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jevendrai
Iwill sell
Tuvendras
Youwill sell
Ilvendra
Hewill sell
Nousvendrons
Wewill sell
Vousvendrez
Youwill sell
Ilsvendront
Theywill sell

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jevendais
Iwas selling
Tuvendais
Youwere selling
Ilvendait
Hewas selling
Nousvendions
Were selling
Vousvendiez
Youwere selling
Ilsvendaient
Theywere selling

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)vends
Yousell
(Nous)vendons
Wesell
(Vous)vendez
Yousell

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

vendant
selling

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en vendant
selling

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