The Subjunctive Mood of Vender is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the action of selling, for example: Espero que vendas tu coche viejo. (I hope you sell your old car.)

Vender is a regular -er verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Vender (to sell) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Vender generally means “to sell”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To sell (literally): For example, Aunque venda su casa, no tendrá suficiente dinero. (Even if he sells his house, he won’t have enough money.)

To betray or deceive: For example, No me vendan ustedes la moto. (Don’t try to deceive me.)

To reveal or disclose (informal): For example, Si venda los secretos de la empresa, lo despedirán. (If he reveals the company’s secrets, they will fire him.)

To overcharge or rip someone off (slang): For example, ¡No me vendan ese coche tan caro! (Don’t rip me off by selling me that car so expensively!)

Examples

Examples of Vender in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que vendas la casa antes de mudarte. (It’s important that you sell the house before moving.)

El juez ordenó que el acusado venda todas sus propiedades. (The judge ordered that the accused sell all his properties.)

Para que la empresa crezca, es necesario que vendamos más productos. (For the company to grow, it’s necessary that we sell more products.)

Ojalá que vendan sus acciones antes de que baje el mercado. (Hopefully they sell their stocks before the market goes down.)

El gerente sugirió que vendamos la mercancía a un precio más bajo. (The manager suggested that we sell the merchandise at a lower price.)

Es una lástima que vendan esa propiedad histórica. (It’s a shame that they sell that historic property.)

Tal vez sea mejor que vendas tus acciones y te retires. (Maybe it’s better that you sell your stocks and retire.)

Insistieron en que vendamos la casa de una vez. (They insisted that we sell the house once and for all.)

¿Crees que vendan boletos para el concierto? (Do you think they’ll sell tickets for the concert?)

Mamá quiere que vendas tu vieja computadora. (Mom wants you to sell your old computer.)

El abogado recomendó que vendamos las acciones cuanto antes. (The lawyer recommended that we sell the stocks as soon as possible.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Vender (to sell) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.