engordar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
engordar — to gain weight
Use 'engordara' or 'engordase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'engordaras' or 'engordases' (tú), etc., for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts about gaining weight.
engordar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations in the past, wishes that weren't fulfilled, or expressing doubts about past events related to gaining weight. For example, 'If I had eaten more, I would have gained weight.'
Notes on engordar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Engordar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the -ra and -se forms are correct, though -ra is more common in everyday speech. For example, 'engordara' and 'engordase' mean the same thing.
Example Sentences
Si comiera más, engordara.
If I ate more, I would gain weight.
yo
Dudaba que él engordara tan rápido.
I doubted that he would gain weight so quickly.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá no engordaras con esos dulces.
I wish you wouldn't gain weight with those sweets.
tú
Nos pidieron que engordáramos para la obra.
They asked us to gain weight for the play.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: In hypothetical 'if' clauses about the past, use 'Si comiera, engordara', not 'Si comí, engordé' or 'Si comía, engordaba'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is required for expressing unreal or hypothetical conditions in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'engordara' and 'engordase' are correct, just choose one consistently.
Why: While both are grammatically correct, the -ra form is generally more common in modern Spanish.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: engordaba
The imperfect of engordar is regular: engordaba, engordabas, engordaba, engordábamos, engordabais, engordaban, used for ongoing or habitual past 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.
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.