Vendere Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

vendere — to sell — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -ere verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to sell something, and it is completely regular. Its passato remoto uses the -etti forms — io vendetti — which is the first-listed form in the standard references, so do not guess a regular -ei form. On this page you will find vendere 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 vendere conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the vendere present tense page.

Example sentences with vendere

In the present tense

  • “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.” — “I sell the house”
  • “Tu vendi la casa ogni giorno.” — “You sell the house”
  • “Lui vende la casa ogni giorno.” — “He sells the house”
  • “Noi vendiamo la casa ogni giorno.” — “We sell the house”
  • “Voi vendete la casa ogni giorno.” — “You sell the house”
  • “Loro vendono la casa ogni giorno.” — “They sell the house”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “I have sold the house”
  • “Tu hai venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “You have sold the house”
  • “Lui ha venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “He has sold the house”
  • “Noi abbiamo venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “We have sold the house”
  • “Voi avete venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “You have sold the house”
  • “Loro hanno venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “They have sold the house”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io vendevo la casa una volta.” — “I used to sell the house”
  • “Tu venderai la casa domani.” — “You will sell the house”
  • “Lui venderebbe la casa un giorno.” — “He would sell the house”
  • “È importante che noi vendiamo la casa.” — “It is important that we sell the house”
  • “Vendi la casa!” — “Sell the house!”

How vendere is used

The first thing to know about vendere is its core meaning: to sell. It means to sell something, and it is completely regular. Its passato remoto uses the -etti forms — io vendetti — which is the first-listed form in the standard references, so do not guess a regular -ei form. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, 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 vendere keeps. The present io form is vendo, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is ho venduto, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana 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 vendere does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need vendo, never vendere. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho venduto, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle venduto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Vendere in context

Io vendo la casa ogni giorno. Tu vendi la casa ogni giorno. Lui vende la casa ogni giorno. Noi vendiamo la casa ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of vendere is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — vendo, vendi, vende, vendiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to sell. Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana. Tu hai venduto la casa questa settimana. Lui ha venduto la casa questa settimana. Noi abbiamo venduto la casa questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of vendere 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: “Io vendere la casa.”

✓ Right: “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.”

The infinitive vendere never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form vendo.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io vendi la casa.”

✓ Right: “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.”

vendi is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is vendo — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io vendo la casa ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho venduto here, not the present vendo.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono venduto la casa.”

✓ Right: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.”

vendere takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho venduto — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

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

  1. What is the tu form of vendere in the Present indicative?

    • A) vendo
    • B) vendi
    • C) vende
    • D) vendiamo

  2. What is the io form of vendere in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) hai venduto
    • B) ha venduto
    • C) ho venduto
    • D) abbiamo venduto

  3. What is the lui/lei form of vendere in the Imperfect?

    • A) vendevo
    • B) vendevi
    • C) vendevamo
    • D) vendeva

  4. What is the noi form of vendere in the Future?

    • A) venderemo
    • B) venderò
    • C) venderai
    • D) venderà

  5. What is the tu form of vendere in the Conditional?

    • A) venderei
    • B) venderesti
    • C) venderebbe
    • D) venderemmo

  6. What is the io form of vendere in the Passato remoto?

    • A) vendesti
    • B) vendette
    • C) vendetti
    • D) vendemmo

  7. What is the noi form of vendere in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) venda
    • B) vendiate
    • C) vendano
    • D) vendiamo

  8. What is the gerund of vendere?

    • A) vendendo
    • B) venduto
    • C) vendere
    • D) vendo

  9. What is the past participle of vendere?

    • A) vendendo
    • B) venduto
    • C) vendere
    • D) vendo

  10. What does vendere mean in English?

  • A) to sit down
  • B) to get dressed
  • C) to sell
  • D) to call

Answer key

  1. B) vendi — the correct form is vendi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho venduto — the correct form is ho venduto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) vendeva — the correct form is vendeva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) venderemo — the correct form is venderemo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) venderesti — the correct form is venderesti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) vendetti — the correct form is vendetti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) vendiamo — the correct form is vendiamo. 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) venduto — the correct form is venduto. 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 vendere mean in English?

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

Is vendere regular or irregular?

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

What are the gerund and past participle of vendere?

The gerund is vendendo and the past participle is venduto. The perfect tenses use avere + venduto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of vendere?

On the vendere conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The vendere 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 vendere, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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