engordar Preterite Conjugation
engordar — to gain weight
The preterite of engordar is regular: engordé, engordaste, engordó, engordamos, engordasteis, engordaron, used for completed actions of gaining weight.
engordar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of 'engordar' to talk about a specific instance or period in the past when someone gained weight, and that action is now finished. For example, 'He gained weight last year' or 'I gained weight during the holidays.'
Notes on engordar in the Preterite
Engordar is completely regular in the preterite tense. All forms are predictable based on the standard -ar verb conjugation.
Example Sentences
Engordé cinco kilos en un mes.
I gained five kilos in a month.
yo
¿Tú engordaste mucho en vacaciones?
Did you gain a lot of weight on vacation?
tú
Ella engordó después de dejar de fumar.
She gained weight after quitting smoking.
él/ella/usted
Los cerdos engordaron rápidamente.
The pigs gained weight quickly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a completed action.
Correct: For a specific event like 'I gained weight last Christmas', use 'Engordé', not 'Engordaba'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions with a defined start and end, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'engordó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular form is 'engordó' with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent differentiates it from the imperfect form 'engordaba' and marks the stress.
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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.
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.