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engordar

to gain weight

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb engordar means to gain weight.

Present tense:

yoengordo
engordas
él/ella/ustedengorda
nosotrosengordamos
vosotrosengordáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesengordan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordaran
yoengordara
engordaras
vosotrosengordarais
nosotrosengordáramos
él/ella/ustedengordara

Use 'engordara' or 'engordase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'engordaras' or 'engordases' (tú), etc., for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts about gaining weight.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesengorden
yoengorde
engordes
vosotrosengordéis
nosotrosengordemos
él/ella/ustedengorde

Use 'engorde' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'engordes' (tú), etc., after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty about gaining weight.

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imperative

negative

no engordes
vosotrosno engordéis
ustedesno engorden
nosotrosno engordemos
ustedno engorde

Use 'no engordes' (tú), 'no engorde' (usted), 'no engordemos' (nosotros), 'no engorden' (ustedes), 'no engordéis' (vosotros) for negative commands about gaining weight.

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affirmative

engorda
vosotrosengordad
ustedesengorden
nosotrosengordemos
ustedengorde

Use 'engorda' (tú), 'engorde' (usted), 'engordemos' (nosotros), 'engorden' (ustedes), 'engordad' (vosotros) for direct commands related to gaining weight.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordarían
yoengordaría
engordarías
vosotrosengordaríais
nosotrosengordaríamos
él/ella/ustedengordaría

The conditional of engordar is regular: engordaría, engordarías, engordaría, engordaríamos, engordaríais, engordarían, used for hypothetical or polite statements about gaining weight.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordaron
yoengordé
engordaste
vosotrosengordasteis
nosotrosengordamos
él/ella/ustedengordó

The preterite of engordar is regular: engordé, engordaste, engordó, engordamos, engordasteis, engordaron, used for completed actions of gaining weight.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordaban
yoengordaba
engordabas
vosotrosengordabais
nosotrosengordábamos
él/ella/ustedengordaba

The imperfect of engordar is regular: engordaba, engordabas, engordaba, engordábamos, engordabais, engordaban, used for ongoing or habitual past actions of gaining weight.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordan
yoengordo
engordas
vosotrosengordáis
nosotrosengordamos
él/ella/ustedengorda

The present tense of engordar is regular: engordo, engordas, engorda, engordamos, engordáis, engordan, used for habitual or current actions of gaining weight.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesengordarán
yoengordaré
engordarás
vosotrosengordaréis
nosotrosengordaremos
él/ella/ustedengordará

The future tense of engordar is regular: engordaré, engordarás, engordará, engordaremos, engordaréis, engordarán, used for future actions of gaining weight.

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