Vender describes giving goods in exchange for money as the seller.

The idea

Regular present forms include vendo, vendes, vende and vendemos.

Examples

  • Vendo libros usados.I sell used books.
  • ¿Vendes fruta en el mercado?Do you sell fruit at the market?
  • La tienda vende ropa.The shop sells clothes.
  • Vendemos pan por la mañana.We sell bread in the morning.
  • Ellos venden flores en la plaza.They sell flowers in the square.
  • Quiero vender mi bicicleta.I want to sell my bicycle.

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Watch out

Vender describes the seller’s action; comprar describes the buyer’s action.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ libros usados. (vendo / venden)

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    vendo

    Vendo is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ pan. (vendemos / vendes)

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    vendemos

    Vendemos is the present form for nosotros.

  3. Choose the action of the seller: La tienda ofrece ropa a cambio de dinero: la tienda ___ ropa. (vende / compra)

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    vende

    Vende describes the shop offering goods for money.

Use it today

Describe something a shop sells and something you want to sell.