Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I put on weight
- tú you put on weight
- usted, él, ella he/she puts on weight
- nosotros we put on weight
- vosotros Spain you all put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put on weight
SPANISH VERB
engordar
to put on weight
- #364 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: engordando
- Past participle: engordado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I put on weight
- tú you put on weight
- usted, él, ella he/she put on weight
- nosotros we put on weight
- vosotros Spain you all put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put on weight
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to put on weight
- tú you used to put on weight
- usted, él, ella he/she used to put on weight
- nosotros we used to put on weight
- vosotros Spain you all used to put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to put on weight
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will put on weight
- tú you will put on weight
- usted, él, ella he/she will put on weight
- nosotros we will put on weight
- vosotros Spain you all will put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will put on weight
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would put on weight
- tú you would put on weight
- usted, él, ella he/she would put on weight
- nosotros we would put on weight
- vosotros Spain you all would put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would put on weight
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I put on weight
- tú (that) you put on weight
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she put on weight
- nosotros (that) we put on weight
- vosotros Spain (that) you all put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they put on weight
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I put on weight
- tú (if) you put on weight
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she put on weight
- nosotros (if) we put on weight
- vosotros Spain (if) you all put on weight
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they put on weight
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú put on weight!
- usted put on weight! (formal)
- nosotros put on weight! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain put on weight! (all of you)
- ustedes put on weight! (all of you)
How to use engordar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En Navidad engordo siempre dos o tres kilos.
At Christmas I always put on two or three kilos.
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Past
El gato engordó mucho desde que vive con nosotros.
The cat has gained a lot of weight since living with us.
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Imperfect
Antes comía de todo y no engordaba nada.
I used to eat everything and never gained weight.
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Future
Si dejas de fumar, engordarás un poco, es normal.
If you quit smoking you'll put on a bit of weight, it's normal.
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Conditional
Con tanto dulce, cualquiera engordaría.
With so many sweets, anyone would put on weight.
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Present subjunctive
No me importa que engordes, estás guapo igual.
I don't mind you gaining weight, you're handsome anyway.
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Past subjunctive
El médico no quería que el bebé engordara tan rápido.
The doctor didn't want the baby to gain weight so fast.
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Imperative
¡Engorda un poco, hija, que estás muy delgada!
Put on a bit of weight, dear, you're very thin!
Where you hear engordar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Con tanto mole, engordo un kilo al día. With so much mole, I put on a kilo a day.
- En Conil engordé tres kilos de tanto pescado. In Conil I put on three kilos from so much fish.
- Como siga comiendo así, voy a engordar antes de la boda. If I keep eating like this, I'm going to put on weight before the wedding.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.