Vender Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

vender — to sell — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Portuguese. It is a regular -er verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to sell, and it is completely regular: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendeis, vendem. Its pretérito perfeito is vendi, vendeste, vendeu, and its participle is vendido. It is the natural opposite of comprar. On this page you will find vender in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the vender conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the vender present tense page.

Example sentences with vender

In the present tense

  • “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.” — “I sell a car”
  • “Tu vendes um carro todos os dias.” — “You sell a car”
  • “Ele vende um carro todos os dias.” — “He sells a car”
  • “Nós vendemos um carro todos os dias.” — “We sell a car”
  • “Vós vendeis um carro todos os dias.” — “You sell a car”
  • “Eles vendem um carro todos os dias.” — “They sell a car”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu vendi um carro ontem.” — “I sold a car”
  • “Tu vendeste um carro ontem.” — “You sold a car”
  • “Ele vendeu um carro ontem.” — “He sold a car”
  • “Nós vendemos um carro ontem.” — “We sold a car”
  • “Vós vendestes um carro ontem.” — “You sold a car”
  • “Eles venderam um carro ontem.” — “They sold a car”

In other tenses

The same verb in the pretérito imperfeito, the futuro do presente, the futuro do pretérito, the presente do subjuntivo and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Eu vendia um carro antigamente.” — “I used to sell a car”
  • “Tu venderás um carro amanhã.” — “You will sell a car”
  • “Ele venderia um carro um dia.” — “He would sell a car”
  • “É importante que nós vendamos um carro.” — “It is important that we sell a car”
  • “Vende um carro!” — “Sell a car!”

How vender is used

The first thing to know about vender is its core meaning: to sell. It means to sell, and it is completely regular: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendeis, vendem. Its pretérito perfeito is vendi, vendeste, vendeu, and its participle is vendido. It is the natural opposite of comprar. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the pretérito perfeito, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company vender keeps. The present eu form is vendo, and it pairs naturally with the time words todos os dias and sempre for habits, and with agora for what is happening right now. The pretérito perfeito composto eu form is tenho vendido, and it pairs with ontem and esta semana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what vender does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need vendo, never vender. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho vendido, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle vendido is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Vender in context

Eu vendo um carro todos os dias. Tu vendes um carro todos os dias. Ele vende um carro todos os dias. Nós vendemos um carro todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of vender is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos — while the meaning stays the same: to sell. Eu vendi um carro ontem. Tu vendeste um carro ontem. Ele vendeu um carro ontem. Nós vendemos um carro ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of vender appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to sell — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Eu vender um carro.”

✓ Right: “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.”

The infinitive vender never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form vendo.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu vendes um carro.”

✓ Right: “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.”

vendes is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is vendo — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu vendo um carro ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu vendi um carro ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito vendi here, not the present vendo.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou vendido um carro.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho vendido um carro esta semana.”

vender takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto. The eu form is tenho vendido — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on vender across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of vender in the Present indicative (presente)?

    • A) vendo
    • B) vendes
    • C) vende
    • D) vendemos

  2. What is the eu form of vender in the Pretérito perfeito composto?

    • A) tens vendido
    • B) tem vendido
    • C) tenho vendido
    • D) temos vendido

  3. What is the ele/ela form of vender in the Pretérito imperfeito?

    • A) vendias
    • B) vendíamos
    • C) vendíeis
    • D) vendia

  4. What is the nós form of vender in the Futuro do presente?

    • A) venderemos
    • B) venderei
    • C) venderás
    • D) venderá

  5. What is the tu form of vender in the Futuro do pretérito?

    • A) venderia
    • B) venderias
    • C) venderíamos
    • D) venderíeis

  6. What is the eu form of vender in the Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples?

    • A) venderas
    • B) vendéramos
    • C) vendera
    • D) vendéreis

  7. What is the nós form of vender in the Presente do subjuntivo?

    • A) venda
    • B) vendas
    • C) vendais
    • D) vendamos

  8. What is the gerund of vender?

    • A) vendendo
    • B) vendido
    • C) vender
    • D) vendo

  9. What is the past participle of vender?

    • A) vendendo
    • B) vendido
    • C) vender
    • D) vendo

  10. What does vender mean in English?

  • A) to ask for
  • B) to receive
  • C) to sell
  • D) to pay

Answer key

  1. B) vendes — the correct form is vendes. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho vendido — the correct form is tenho vendido. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) vendia — the correct form is vendia. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) venderemos — the correct form is venderemos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) venderias — the correct form is venderias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) vendera — the correct form is vendera. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) vendamos — the correct form is vendamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) vendendo — the correct form is vendendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) vendido — the correct form is vendido. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to sell — the correct form is to sell. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does vender mean in English?

vender means “to sell”. You use it whenever you talk about to sell in Portuguese, in the present, the past and the future.

Is vender regular or irregular?

vender is regular. vender is regular: every form follows the standard -er endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of vender?

The gerund is vendendo and the past participle is vendido. The perfect tenses use ter + vendido.

Where can I see the full conjugation of vender?

On the vender conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The vender present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for vender, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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