The preterite of vender is used to express a specific sale made in the past. For example, you might say “I sold my car last month,” indicating a completed transaction at a particular moment.

This is a regular -er verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The endings are added directly to the stem ‘vend-‘ without any modifications.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Vender (to sell) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The preterite of vender describes a completed sale or transaction in the past.

To sell: Indicates completing a sale transaction, for example, Vendí mi coche ayer (I sold my car yesterday).

To sell out: Describes selling all available items, for example, Vendieron todas las entradas en una hora (They sold out all the tickets in an hour).

To convince/persuade: Colloquially used to mean successfully convincing someone, for example, Me vendió la idea del proyecto (He/she sold me on the project idea).

Examples

Examples of Vender in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Vendí mi carro usado. (I sold my used car.)

¿Vendiste todos los boletos? (Did you sell all the tickets?)

La tienda vendió todo el inventario. (The store sold all the inventory.)

Vendimos la casa el mes pasado. (We sold the house last month.)

Los artistas vendieron todas sus obras. (The artists sold all their works.)

Vendí mis libros viejos. (I sold my old books.)

¿Por qué vendiste tu bicicleta? (Why did you sell your bicycle?)

El negocio vendió productos locales. (The business sold local products.)

Vendimos pasteles en la feria. (We sold cakes at the fair.)

Ellos vendieron su apartamento. (They sold their apartment.)

Vendí mi colección de sellos. (I sold my stamp collection.)

La empresa vendió acciones. (The company sold stocks.)

Vendimos artesanías en el mercado. (We sold crafts at the market.)

¿Vendiste tu computadora vieja? (Did you sell your old computer?)

El granjero vendió toda la cosecha. (The farmer sold all the harvest.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Vender (to sell) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.