All verbs

/vɑ̃dʁ/to sellA2

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
a direct object · à — Takes a direct object, and à for who to

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
vendons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vend-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

vend-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

vend-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

vend-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vend-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
vendre
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

vendr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

vendr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

vendre

Past participle
vendu

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

vendu

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

vendu

Conjugation

présent
Ije vends/ʒə vɑ̃/I sell
youtu vends/ty vɑ̃/you sell
he/sheil vend/il vɑ̃/he sells
wenous vendons/nu vɑ̃dɔ̃/we sell
youvous vendez/vu vɑ̃de/you sell
theyils vendent/il vɑ̃d/they sell

Examples

  • Je vends ma voiture.

    /ʒə vɑ̃ ma vwa.tyʁ/

    I'm selling my car.

  • C'est à vendre.

    /sɛ.t‿a vɑ̃dʁ/

    It's for sale.

  • Il a vendu sa maison.

    /il a vɑ̃.dy sa mɛ.zɔ̃/

    He sold his house.

Set phrases

  • à vendre

    for sale

  • la vente

    the sale

Notes

  • à vendre is "for sale" and à louer is "to let" — the two signs you read house-hunting. See logement.

  • A model regular -re verb: je vends, nous vendons. See verbes-cinq-familles.