Vender Conjugation in Portuguese
vender means “to sell” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Portuguese learners meet — it sits at number 84 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Portuguese verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of vender — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.” — “I sell a car.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: vender
- English: to sell
- Verb type: Regular -er verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: vendendo
- Present participle: —
- Past participle: vendido
- Auxiliary: ter (all perfect tenses are formed with ter + the past participle)
- Ending: -er verbs; pattern er in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read vender in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about vender
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -er pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use ter: the pretérito perfeito composto is formed with ter in the present plus the past participle vendido. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The gerund is vendendo and the past participle is vendido: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the gerund appears in progressive constructions and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. There is no present participle form listed for this verb in the verified tables. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for vender. Learn the present tense first, then the pretérito perfeito and the pretérito imperfeito, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vendo |
| tu | vendes |
| ele/ela | vende |
| nós | vendemos |
| vós | vendeis |
| eles/elas | vendem |
The present indicative (presente) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.” — “I sell a car”
Pretérito perfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vendi |
| tu | vendeste |
| ele/ela | vendeu |
| nós | vendemos |
| vós | vendestes |
| eles/elas | venderam |
The pretérito perfeito is used for completed actions in the past, especially one finished event. For example: “Eu vendi um carro ontem.” — “I sold a car”
Pretérito imperfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vendia |
| tu | vendias |
| ele/ela | vendia |
| nós | vendíamos |
| vós | vendíeis |
| eles/elas | vendiam |
The pretérito imperfeito is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Eu vendia um carro antigamente.” — “I used to sell a car”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vendera |
| tu | venderas |
| ele/ela | vendera |
| nós | vendéramos |
| vós | vendéreis |
| eles/elas | venderam |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples is used for an action completed before another past action; in everyday speech the compound form with tinha is more common. For example: “Eu vendera um carro antes do jantar.” — “I had sold a car”
Futuro do presente
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | venderei |
| tu | venderás |
| ele/ela | venderá |
| nós | venderemos |
| vós | vendereis |
| eles/elas | venderão |
The futuro do presente is used for what will happen, for predictions and for promises. For example: “Eu venderei um carro amanhã.” — “I will sell a car”
Futuro do pretérito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | venderia |
| tu | venderias |
| ele/ela | venderia |
| nós | venderíamos |
| vós | venderíeis |
| eles/elas | venderiam |
The futuro do pretérito is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Eu venderia um carro um dia.” — “I would sell a car”
Pretérito perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho vendido |
| tu | tens vendido |
| ele/ela | tem vendido |
| nós | temos vendido |
| vós | tendes vendido |
| eles/elas | têm vendido |
The pretérito perfeito composto is used for actions that started in the past and continue, or have been repeated, up to the present. For example: “Ele tem vendido um carro esta semana.” — “He has sold a car”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tinha vendido |
| tu | tinhas vendido |
| ele/ela | tinha vendido |
| nós | tínhamos vendido |
| vós | tínheis vendido |
| eles/elas | tinham vendido |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Eu tinha vendido um carro antes do jantar.” — “I had sold a car”
Futuro do presente composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | terei vendido |
| tu | terás vendido |
| ele/ela | terá vendido |
| nós | teremos vendido |
| vós | tereis vendido |
| eles/elas | terão vendido |
The futuro do presente composto is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Eu terei vendido um carro até amanhã.” — “I will have sold a car”
Futuro do pretérito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | teria vendido |
| tu | terias vendido |
| ele/ela | teria vendido |
| nós | teríamos vendido |
| vós | teríeis vendido |
| eles/elas | teriam vendido |
The futuro do pretérito composto is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Eu teria vendido um carro ontem.” — “I would have sold a car”
Presente do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | venda |
| tu | vendas |
| ele/ela | venda |
| nós | vendamos |
| vós | vendais |
| eles/elas | vendam |
The presente do subjuntivo is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. For example: “É importante que eu venda um carro.” — “It is important that I sell a car”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vendesse |
| tu | vendesses |
| ele/ela | vendesse |
| nós | vendêssemos |
| vós | vendêsseis |
| eles/elas | vendessem |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after que, and in se-clauses. For example: “Era importante que eu vendesse um carro.” — “It was important that I sell a car”
Futuro do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vender |
| tu | venderes |
| ele/ela | vender |
| nós | vendermos |
| vós | venderdes |
| eles/elas | venderem |
The futuro do subjuntivo is used after se and quando for a future possibility, where English would use the present. For example: “Se eu vender um carro, é bom.” — “If I sell a car, that is good”
Imperativo (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | vende |
| ele/ela | venda |
| nós | vendamos |
| vós | vendei |
| eles/elas | vendam |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Vende um carro!” — “Sell a car!”
Imperativo (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | não vendas |
| ele/ela | não venda |
| nós | não vendamos |
| vós | não vendais |
| eles/elas | não vendam |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Não vendas um carro.” — “Do not sell a car.”
Presente do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenha vendido |
| tu | tenhas vendido |
| ele/ela | tenha vendido |
| nós | tenhamos vendido |
| vós | tenhais vendido |
| eles/elas | tenham vendido |
The presente do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a subordinate clause expressing doubt, wish or emotion. For example: “É importante que eu tenha vendido um carro.” — “It is important that I have sold a car”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tivesse vendido |
| tu | tivesses vendido |
| ele/ela | tivesse vendido |
| nós | tivéssemos vendido |
| vós | tivésseis vendido |
| eles/elas | tivessem vendido |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a past subordinate clause. For example: “Era importante que eu tivesse vendido um carro.” — “It was important that I had sold a car”
Futuro do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tiver vendido |
| tu | tiveres vendido |
| ele/ela | tiver vendido |
| nós | tivermos vendido |
| vós | tiverdes vendido |
| eles/elas | tiverem vendido |
The futuro do subjuntivo composto is used after se for a completed future possibility. For example: “Se eu tiver vendido um carro, é bom.” — “If I have sold a car, that is good”
Gerund
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Gerund | vendendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with estar for the progressive. For example: “Vendendo um carro, aprendo muito.” — “While selling a car, I learn a lot.”
Past participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Past participle | vendido |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Eu tenho vendido um carro esta semana.” — “I have sold a car.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with vender, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Portuguese and try to produce it from the English.
- “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.” — “I sell a car”
- “Tu vendeste um carro ontem.” — “You sold a car”
- “Ele vendia um carro antigamente.” — “He used to sell a car”
- “Eu venderei um carro amanhã.” — “I will sell a car”
- “Tu venderias um carro um dia.” — “You would sell a car”
- “Ele tem vendido um carro esta semana.” — “He has sold a car”
- “Eu tinha vendido um carro antes do jantar.” — “I had sold a car”
- “Tu terás vendido um carro até amanhã.” — “You will have sold a car”
- “É importante que eu venda um carro.” — “It is important that I sell a car”
- “Vende um carro!” — “Sell a car!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Eu vendes um carro.”
✓ Right: “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.”
vendes is the tu form, not the eu form. Match the verb to the subject every time: eu goes with vendo.
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 the present is wrong here. Use the pretérito perfeito vendi for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the pretérito perfeito composto
✗ Wrong: “Eu sou vendido um carro.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho vendido um carro esta semana.”
The pretérito perfeito composto of vender is formed with ter plus the past participle vendido: the eu form is tenho vendido. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “É importante que eu vendo um carro.”
✓ Right: “É importante que eu venda um carro.”
After é importante que Portuguese needs the subjunctive, so use venda here, not the indicative vendo.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Eu tenho vendendo um carro.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho vendido um carro esta semana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle vendido, not the gerund vendendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on vender. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the eu form of vender in the Present indicative (presente)?
- A) vendes
- B) vendo
- C) vende
- D) vendemos
What is the ele/ela form of vender in the Pretérito perfeito?
- A) vendi
- B) vendeste
- C) vendeu
- D) vendemos
What is the nós form of vender in the Pretérito imperfeito?
- A) vendia
- B) vendias
- C) vendíeis
- D) vendíamos
What is the tu form of vender in the Futuro do presente?
- A) venderás
- B) venderei
- C) venderá
- D) venderemos
What is the eu form of vender in the Futuro do pretérito?
- A) venderias
- B) venderia
- C) venderíamos
- D) venderíeis
What is the ele/ela form of vender in the Pretérito perfeito composto?
- A) tenho vendido
- B) tens vendido
- C) tem vendido
- D) temos vendido
What is the ele/ela form of vender in the Presente do subjuntivo?
- A) vendas
- B) vendamos
- C) vendais
- D) venda
What is the eu form of vender in the Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo?
- A) vendesse
- B) vendesses
- C) vendêssemos
- D) vendêsseis
What is the gerund of vender?
- A) vendido
- B) vendendo
- C) vender
- D) vendo
What does vender mean in English?
- A) to ask for
- B) to receive
- C) to sell
- D) to pay
Answer key
- B) vendo — the correct form is vendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) vendeu — the correct form is vendeu. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) vendíamos — the correct form is vendíamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) venderás — the correct form is venderás. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) venderia — the correct form is venderia. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) tem vendido — the correct form is tem vendido. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) venda — the correct form is venda. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) vendesse — the correct form is vendesse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) vendendo — the correct form is vendendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is vender regular or irregular?
vender is regular: it follows the ordinary -er pattern in every tense. The gerund is vendendo and the past participle is vendido.
What are the gerund and past participle of vender?
The gerund is vendendo — use it with estar for the progressive. The past participle is vendido — use it with ter for the perfect tenses, as in tenho vendido.
Which auxiliary does vender take in the pretérito perfeito composto?
vender takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto: the eu form is tenho vendido. All seven compound tenses on this page are built with ter plus the past participle vendido.
How do I say “I sell” in Portuguese?
Say “Eu vendo um carro todos os dias.” — “I sell a car” The eu form of the present is vendo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of vender — every tense of vender in one place.
- Vender in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Vender examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Portuguese present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Portuguese.
- Receber conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Trazer conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Portuguese verbs — the full hub of Portuguese conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise vender with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise vender with the interactive tool.
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