engordar Present Conjugation
engordar — to gain weight
The present tense of engordar is regular: engordo, engordas, engorda, engordamos, engordáis, engordan, used for habitual or current actions of gaining weight.
engordar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'engordar' to talk about things that happen regularly, are happening right now, or are general truths about gaining weight. For example, 'I gain weight easily' or 'This food makes you gain weight.'
Notes on engordar in the Present
Engordar is regular in the present tense. All conjugations follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo engordo si como mucho postre.
I gain weight if I eat a lot of dessert.
yo
¿Tú engordas con el estrés?
Do you gain weight from stress?
tú
Él engorda muy rápido en invierno.
He gains weight very quickly in winter.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros engordamos con la comida casera.
We gain weight with homemade food.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a past completed action.
Correct: If someone gained weight last week, say 'Engordó', not 'Engorda'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not for finished events in the past.
Mistake: Incorrect conjugation for 'vosotros'.
Correct: The correct form is 'engordáis', not 'engordan'.
Why: The 'vosotros' ending for regular -ar verbs in the present indicative is -áis.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.