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FRENCH VERB

vendre

to sell

  • #143 most used
  • Regular -re verb
  • Past participle: vendu
  • Present participle: vendant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I sell
  2. tu you sell
  3. il, elle, on he/she sells
  4. nous we sell
  5. vous you sell
  6. ils, elles they sell

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I sold
  2. tu you sold
  3. il, elle, on he/she sold
  4. nous we sold
  5. vous you sold
  6. ils, elles they sold

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to sell
  2. tu you used to sell
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to sell
  4. nous we used to sell
  5. vous you used to sell
  6. ils, elles they used to sell

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will sell
  2. tu you will sell
  3. il, elle, on he/she will sell
  4. nous we will sell
  5. vous you will sell
  6. ils, elles they will sell

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would sell
  2. tu you would sell
  3. il, elle, on he/she would sell
  4. nous we would sell
  5. vous you would sell
  6. ils, elles they would sell

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I sell
  2. tu (that) you sell
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she sell
  4. nous (that) we sell
  5. vous (that) you sell
  6. ils, elles (that) they sell

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu sell!
  2. nous sell! (let’s)
  3. vous sell! (plural, or formal)

How to use vendre

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Cette boulangerie vend le meilleur pain du quartier.

    This bakery sells the best bread in the neighbourhood.

  2. Past

    J'ai vendu ma vieille voiture à un voisin.

    I sold my old car to a neighbour.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vendait des fruits sur le marché le samedi.

    He sold fruit at the market on Saturdays.

  4. Future

    On vendra l'appartement quand les enfants seront grands.

    We'll sell the flat when the kids are grown up.

  5. Conditional

    Tu vendrais ton vélo pour combien ?

    How much would you sell your bike for?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'il vende la maison de famille.

    I don't want him to sell the family house.

  7. Imperative

    Vends ce que tu n'utilises plus, ça fait de la place.

    Sell what you no longer use, it frees up space.

Good to know

  • À vendre is for sale; vendu, sold. Vendre quelque chose à quelqu'un.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -re verb.