je vendais

was selling, sold

→ vendre
vend sell + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,733
was selling, sold Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Je vendais des fruits au marché.
EN: I was selling fruit at the market.
Conjugation of vendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First vendais —
Second vendais —
Third vendait —

Je leur vendais le truc.

I was selling them the thing.

— Bullet Train (2022)

À Yulin, je vendais des germes de soja.

In Yulin, I used to sell bean sprouts.

— The World (2004)

Non, si je vendais mes bijoux, j'aurais l'impression de me dépouiller.

No, if I sold my jewelry, I’d feel like I was stripping myself bare.

— The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Je vendais des bagnoles d'occasion, des assurances.

I sold used cars and insurance.

Si je les vendais, je pourrais manger une semaine.

If I sold them, I could eat for a week.

— Chute libre (1993)