Vendre — to sell | French Verb Chart

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Vendre›to sell

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Présent (Indicatif)

je vendsI sell
tu vendsyou sell
il / elle vendhe / she sells
nous vendonswe sell
vous vendezyou sell
ils / elles vendentthey sell

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai venduI sold
tu as venduyou sold
il / elle a venduhe / she sold
nous avons venduwe sold
vous avez venduyou sold
ils / elles ont venduthey sold

Imparfait (Indicatif)

je vendaisI was selling
tu vendaisyou were
il vendaithe was
nous vendionswe were
vous vendiezyou were
ils vendaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

je vendraiI will sell
tu vendrasyou will
il vendrahe will
nous vendronswe will
vous vendrezyou will
ils vendrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

je vendraisI would sell
tu vendraisyou would
il vendraithe would
nous vendrionswe would
vous vendriezyou would
ils vendraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que je vendethat I sell
que tu vendesthat you
qu’il vendethat he
que nous vendionsthat we
que vous vendiezthat you
qu’ils vendentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

vendreinfinitive
vendantpresent participle
en vendantgerund (gérondif)
vendupast participle
vends · vendons · vendezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Vendre

The regular -re model — the classic textbook example: je vends, il vend, nous vendons.
Vendre = to sell: vendre sa voiture; « à vendre » = for sale.
Idiom: vendre la mèche = to give the game away / spill the secret.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passévendu (avoir)

Gérondifen vendant

Impératifvends ! · vendons ! · vendez !

Good to knowFamily: attendre, perdre, entendre, répondre. « c’est vendu ! » = deal!

🔊 Common expressions

Ils vendent leur maison.They’re selling their house.

C’est à vendre ?Is it for sale?

J’ai vendu mon vélo.I sold my bike.

Vendu ! C’est d’accord.Sold! It’s a deal.

🔊 Example sentences

Ce magasin vend des livres.This shop sells books.

Nous vendrons la voiture bientôt.We’ll sell the car soon.

Elle vendait des fleurs au marché.She used to sell flowers at the market.

✍️ Practice

he sells (regular -re, no ending): il ___ (ven+d)

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vend

plural: nous ___ (vend-)

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vendons

for sale = à ___ (idiom)

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vendre

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Vendre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of vendre?

je vends, tu vends, il / elle vend, nous vendons, vous vendez, ils / elles vendent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of vendre?

vendu — the passé composé is « j’ai vendu ». Vendre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say vendre in the future tense?

« je vendrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does vendre mean in English?

to sell. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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