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ITALIAN VERB

vendere

to sell

  • #190 most used
  • Regular -ere verb
  • Past participle: venduto
  • Gerund: vendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I sell
  2. tu you sell
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she sells
  4. noi we sell
  5. voi you all sell
  6. loro they sell

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I sold
  2. tu you sold
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she sold
  4. noi we sold
  5. voi you all sold
  6. loro they sold

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to sell
  2. tu you used to sell
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to sell
  4. noi we used to sell
  5. voi you all used to sell
  6. loro they used to sell

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will sell
  2. tu you will sell
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will sell
  4. noi we will sell
  5. voi you all will sell
  6. loro they will sell

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would sell
  2. tu you would sell
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would sell
  4. noi we would sell
  5. voi you all would sell
  6. loro they would sell

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I sell
  2. tu (that) you sell
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she sell
  4. noi (that) we sell
  5. voi (that) you all sell
  6. loro (that) they sell

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu sell!
  2. Lei sell! (formal)
  3. noi sell! (let’s)
  4. voi sell! (all of you)

How to use vendere

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

  1. Present

    Vendono frutta buonissima al mercato.

    They sell very good fruit at the market.

  2. Past

    Ho venduto la macchina a un collega.

    I sold the car to a colleague.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio nonno vendeva scarpe in centro.

    My grandfather sold shoes downtown.

  4. Future

    Venderemo la casa in primavera.

    We'll sell the house in the spring.

  5. Conditional

    Non venderei mai quella bicicletta.

    I'd never sell that bicycle.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che vendano ancora quel pane.

    I hope they still sell that bread.

  7. Imperative

    Vendi il vecchio telefono invece di buttarlo.

    Sell the old phone instead of throwing it away.

Good to know

  • Vendesi on a sign means for sale.

Where you hear vendere

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Vendiamo la casa? Shall we sell the house?
  • Mio padre ha venduto il forno. My father sold the bakery.
  • Non la venderemo mai. We will never sell it.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Vendiamo la casa? Shall we sell the house?
  • Mio padre ha venduto il forno. My father sold the bakery.
  • Non la venderemo mai. We will never sell it.
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Rosa and the House

Intermediate Level 3 · Non la venderei mai. · Venderla? E a chi?

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The Family Meeting

Intermediate Level 3 · Io la venderei subito.

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Zio Antonio Makes Peace

Intermediate Level 3 · Sulla casa. Volevo venderla, e avevo torto.

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Pietro's Wheat

Advanced Level 3 · Bello! A quanto me lo vendi? · Me lo vendi?

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In the Publisher's Office

Fluency Level 2 · L'otto per cento su ogni copia venduta.

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