Vendre French Conjugation

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DefinitionVendre French Conjugation in Present TenseThe French Vendre Conjugation in Passé ComposéImperfect Tense Vendre Conjugation in FrenchFrench Conjugation of Vendre in the Future TenseThe French Conjugation in Conditional Tense of VendreVendre French Conjugation in the Future Perfect TenseVendre Present Subjunctive Conjugation in FrenchThe Pluperfect Tense Vendre Conjugation in FrenchFrench Vendre Conjugation in Le Passé HistoriquePassé Antérieur Tense French Vendre ConjugationExamples of the French Conjugation VendreConclusion

Vendre is a common verb to use, especially in relation to business and commerce, so it is advisable that you learn its different conjugations!

Definition

Vendre is the French verb for to sell, so it would be used in the context of “I am selling my chair” which becomes “je vends ma chaise”.

This verb is a regular -re verb, so it follows the same rules as other regular verbs in the vendre pattern. Other verbs ending in -re, such as prendre, have different patterns.

Vendre French Conjugation in Present Tense

In the present tense, vendre retains the stem vend-. For il and elle, use vend; for je and tu, add -s to get vends.

The French Vendre Conjugation in Passé Composé

The passé composé of vendre uses avoir in the present tense followed by the past participle vendu. Other French verbs may use être as their auxiliary.

Vendre will be in the past participle, which is vendu, while avoir precedes it.

Imperfect Tense Vendre Conjugation in French

If you owned or worked in a shop in the past and want to talk about what you used to sell over a period of time, this is the tense for you.

French Conjugation of Vendre in the Future Tense

The future tense expresses predictions or future plans, like “will sell.” For example, if you work in a store and expect to sell a new product line, you can use this tense. It does not guarantee that the event will happen.

As you can see, when conjugating vendre in this tense, the “r” remains with the stem of the word, instead of being dropped to add the suffix.

The French Conjugation in Conditional Tense of Vendre

The conditional expresses what you would sell in a hypothetical situation or under a condition. For example, Je vendrais plus si j’avais un magasin means “I would sell more if I had a shop.”

These forms resemble the imperfect, but the conditional uses the stem vendr- with the imperfect endings: je vendrais (I would sell), compared with je vendais (I used to sell).

Vendre French Conjugation in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect expresses what you will have sold by a future point: J’aurai vendu la voiture d’ici demain means “I will have sold the car by tomorrow.”

As with the passé composé, it also requires the use of the verb avoir in conjugated form, with vendre following in its past participle (vendu). Only this time, avoir will be in the future tense.

Vendre Subjunctive Tense Conjugation in French

The Pluperfect Tense Vendre Conjugation in French

French Vendre Conjugation in Le Passé Historique

Passé Antérieur Tense French Vendre Conjugation

Examples of the French Conjugation Vendre

Examples:

• Je vends ma chaise – (I am selling my chair)
• Vous avez vendu votre chemise – (You have sold your shirt)
• Ils vendront des meubles – (They will be selling furniture)
• Il vendait de la glace – (He used to sell ice cream)

Conclusion

There are several other tenses that vendre can be conjugated into in French, this guide includes both conversational and literary forms. Le passé historique and passé antérieur, for example, are both used more commonly in written French instead of spoken French.

Once you learn the rules, you will be able to conjugate the verb to suit your needs with ease.

Other French Verb Conjugations can be found at the links in the list below:

• Faire
• Voir
• Aller