engordar Imperfect Conjugation
engordar — to gain weight
The imperfect of engordar is regular: engordaba, engordabas, engordaba, engordábamos, engordabais, engordaban, used for ongoing or habitual past actions of gaining weight.
engordar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense of 'engordar' to describe actions of gaining weight that were happening over a period of time in the past, or that used to happen regularly. It sets the scene or describes background conditions. For example, 'When I was a child, I used to gain weight easily.'
Notes on engordar in the Imperfect
Engordar is regular in the imperfect tense. The conjugations follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo engordaba mucho cuando vivía con mis abuelos.
I used to gain a lot of weight when I lived with my grandparents.
yo
¿Tú engordabas en esa época?
Were you gaining weight back then?
tú
Él engordaba lentamente cada año.
He was gaining weight slowly each year.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros engordábamos durante las fiestas.
We used to gain weight during the holidays.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single completed action in the past.
Correct: For 'I gained weight last week', use 'Engordé', not 'Engordaba'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not specific, finished events.
Mistake: Confusing the 'nosotros' form with the preterite.
Correct: The imperfect 'nosotros' form is 'engordábamos', while the preterite is 'engordamos'.
Why: The imperfect includes the '-ba-' stem, indicating ongoing action, while the preterite is a completed action.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: engordo
The present tense of engordar is regular: engordo, engordas, engorda, engordamos, engordáis, engordan, used for habitual or current actions of gaining weight.
Preterite
yo: engordé
The preterite of engordar is regular: engordé, engordaste, engordó, engordamos, engordasteis, engordaron, used for completed actions of gaining weight.
Future
yo: engordaré
The future tense of engordar is regular: engordaré, engordarás, engordará, engordaremos, engordaréis, engordarán, used for future actions of gaining weight.
Conditional
yo: engordaría
The conditional of engordar is regular: engordaría, engordarías, engordaría, engordaríamos, engordaríais, engordarían, used for hypothetical or polite statements about gaining weight.
Present Subjunctive
yo: engorde
Use 'engorde' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'engordes' (tú), etc., after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty about gaining weight.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: engordara
Use 'engordara' or 'engordase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'engordaras' or 'engordases' (tú), etc., for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts about gaining weight.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: engorda
Use 'engorda' (tú), 'engorde' (usted), 'engordemos' (nosotros), 'engorden' (ustedes), 'engordad' (vosotros) for direct commands related to gaining weight.
Negative Imperative
yo: no engordes
Use 'no engordes' (tú), 'no engorde' (usted), 'no engordemos' (nosotros), 'no engorden' (ustedes), 'no engordéis' (vosotros) for negative commands about gaining weight.