Vendere Conjugation in Italian
vendere means “to sell” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 88 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of vendere — 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: “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.” — “I sell the house.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: vendere
- English: to sell
- Verb type: Regular -ere verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: vendendo
- Present participle: vendente
- Past participle: venduto
- Auxiliary: avere (all perfect tenses are formed with avere + the past participle)
- Ending: -ere verbs; pattern ere in the verified tables
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. 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 vendere in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about vendere
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -ere 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 avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle venduto. 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 participles are vendente and venduto: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. 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 vendere. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | vendo |
| tu | vendi |
| lui/lei | vende |
| noi | vendiamo |
| voi | vendete |
| loro | vendono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.” — “I sell the house”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | vendetti |
| tu | vendesti |
| lui/lei | vendette |
| noi | vendemmo |
| voi | vendeste |
| loro | vendettero |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io vendetti la casa ieri.” — “I sold the house”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | vendevo |
| tu | vendevi |
| lui/lei | vendeva |
| noi | vendevamo |
| voi | vendevate |
| loro | vendevano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io vendevo la casa una volta.” — “I used to sell the house”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | venderò |
| tu | venderai |
| lui/lei | venderà |
| noi | venderemo |
| voi | venderete |
| loro | venderanno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io venderò la casa domani.” — “I will sell the house”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | venderei |
| tu | venderesti |
| lui/lei | venderebbe |
| noi | venderemmo |
| voi | vendereste |
| loro | venderebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io venderei la casa un giorno.” — “I would sell the house”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho venduto |
| tu | hai venduto |
| lui/lei | ha venduto |
| noi | abbiamo venduto |
| voi | avete venduto |
| loro | hanno venduto |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “He has sold the house”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo venduto |
| tu | avevi venduto |
| lui/lei | aveva venduto |
| noi | avevamo venduto |
| voi | avevate venduto |
| loro | avevano venduto |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo venduto la casa prima della festa.” — “I had sold the house”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò venduto |
| tu | avrai venduto |
| lui/lei | avrà venduto |
| noi | avremo venduto |
| voi | avrete venduto |
| loro | avranno venduto |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò venduto la casa per domani.” — “I will have sold the house”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei venduto |
| tu | avresti venduto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe venduto |
| noi | avremmo venduto |
| voi | avreste venduto |
| loro | avrebbero venduto |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei venduto la casa ieri.” — “I would have sold the house”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | venda |
| tu | venda |
| lui/lei | venda |
| noi | vendiamo |
| voi | vendiate |
| loro | vendano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io venda la casa.” — “It is important that I sell the house”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | vendessi |
| tu | vendessi |
| lui/lei | vendesse |
| noi | vendessimo |
| voi | vendeste |
| loro | vendessero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io vendessi la casa.” — “It was important that I sell the house”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | vendi |
| lui/lei | venda |
| noi | vendiamo |
| voi | vendete |
| loro | vendano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Vendi la casa!” — “Sell the house!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | vendere |
| lui/lei | venda |
| noi | vendiamo |
| voi | vendiate |
| loro | vendano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non vendere la casa.” — “Do not sell the house.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | vendendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Vendendo la casa, imparo molto.” — “While selling the house, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | vendente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle vendente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | venduto |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “I have sold the house.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with vendere, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.” — “I sell the house”
- “Tu vendesti la casa ieri.” — “You sold the house”
- “Lui vendeva la casa una volta.” — “He used to sell the house”
- “Io venderò la casa domani.” — “I will sell the house”
- “Tu venderesti la casa un giorno.” — “You would sell the house”
- “Lui ha venduto la casa questa settimana.” — “He has sold the house”
- “Io avevo venduto la casa prima della festa.” — “I had sold the house”
- “Tu avrai venduto la casa per domani.” — “You will have sold the house”
- “È importante che io venda la casa.” — “It is important that I sell the house”
- “Vendi la casa!” — “Sell the house!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io vendi la casa.”
✓ Right: “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.”
vendi is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with vendo.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io vendo la casa ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho venduto for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono venduto la casa.”
✓ Right: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of vendere is formed with avere plus the past participle venduto: the io form is ho venduto. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io vendo la casa.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io venda la casa.”
After è importante che Italian 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: “Io ho vendendo la casa.”
✓ Right: “Io ho venduto la casa questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle venduto, not the gerund vendendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on vendere. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of vendere in the Present indicative?
- A) vendi
- B) vendo
- C) vende
- D) vendiamo
What is the lui/lei form of vendere in the Passato remoto?
- A) vendetti
- B) vendesti
- C) vendette
- D) vendemmo
What is the noi form of vendere in the Imperfect?
- A) vendevo
- B) vendevi
- C) vendeva
- D) vendevamo
What is the tu form of vendere in the Future?
- A) venderai
- B) venderò
- C) venderà
- D) venderemo
What is the io form of vendere in the Conditional?
- A) venderesti
- B) venderei
- C) venderebbe
- D) venderemmo
What is the lui/lei form of vendere in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho venduto
- B) hai venduto
- C) ha venduto
- D) abbiamo venduto
What is the lui/lei form of vendere in the Present subjunctive?
- A) vendiamo
- B) vendiate
- C) vendano
- D) venda
What is the io form of vendere in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) vendessi
- B) vendesse
- C) vendessimo
- D) vendeste
What is the gerund of vendere?
- A) venduto
- B) vendendo
- C) vendere
- D) vendo
What does vendere mean in English?
- A) to sit down
- B) to get dressed
- C) to sell
- D) to call
Answer key
- B) vendo — the correct form is vendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) vendette — the correct form is vendette. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) vendevamo — the correct form is vendevamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) venderai — the correct form is venderai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) venderei — the correct form is venderei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha venduto — the correct form is ha venduto. 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) vendessi — the correct form is vendessi. 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 vendere mean in English?
vendere means “to sell”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is vendere regular or irregular?
vendere is regular: it follows the ordinary -ere pattern in every tense. The gerund is vendendo and the past participle is venduto.
What are the gerund and past participle of vendere?
The gerund is vendendo — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is venduto — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho venduto.
Which auxiliary does vendere take in the passato prossimo?
vendere takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho venduto. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle venduto.
How do I say “I sell” in Italian?
Say “Io vendo la casa ogni giorno.” — “I sell the house” The io form of the present is vendo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of vendere — every tense of vendere in one place.
- Vendere in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Vendere examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Italian.
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- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise vendere with the interactive tool.
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