Sell Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to exchange something or to offer it for sale;

Sell Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Base Form/Infinitive (V1): Sell
Past Tense (V2): Sold
Past Participle Form (V3): Sold
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Selling
3rd Person Singular (V5): Sells

Sell Past Tense:

Past Tense of Sell is Sold.

Example: Sarah sold the books.

Sell Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Sell is Sold.

Example: Sarah has sold the books.

Sell Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Sell is Selling.

Example: Sarah is selling the books.

Sell 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Sell is Sells.

Example: Sarah sells the books.

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Sell Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I sell the books.
  • We/You/They sell the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam sells the books.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am selling the books.
  • We/You/They are selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam is selling the books.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have sold the books.
  • We/You/They have sold the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam has sold the books.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been selling the books.
  • We/You/They have been selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been selling the books.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I sold the books.
  • We/You/They sold the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam sold the books.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was selling the books.
  • We/You/They were selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam was selling the books.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had sold the books.
  • We/You/They had sold the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam had sold the books.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been selling the books.
  • We/You/They had been selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been selling the books.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will sell the books.
  • We/You/They will sell the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will sell the books.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be selling the books.
  • We/You/They will be selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be selling the books.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have sold the books.
  • We/You/They will have sold the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have sold the books.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been selling the books.
  • We/You/They will have been selling the books.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been selling the books.

Past Tense of Sell Phrasal Verbs

Sell Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Sell out Sold out
Sell up Sold up
Sell off Sold off
Sell in Sold in
Sell through Sold through
Sell on Sold on
Sell up on Sold up on
Sell away Sold away
Sell back Sold back
Sell down Sold down

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FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Sell?

Future Tense of sell is “will sell”.

What is the Present Tense of Sell?

Present Tense of sell is “sell + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they sell
He/she/it/singular name sells
Present participle selling

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Sell?

Past perfect tense of take is “had sold”.