Spanish verb engordar conjugation

engordar

to gain weight

regular verbPast participle: engordadoGerund: engordando

Engordar means to increase in weight or size, often due to eating more or gaining fat. It is used to describe the process of becoming heavier.

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Complete conjugation of engordar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordo	Yo engordo si como mucho. I gain weight if I eat a lot.
Tú	engordas	Tú engordas cuando no haces ejercicio. You gain weight when you don't exercise.
Él / Ella / Usted	engorda	Ella engorda por comer demasiado. She gains weight from eating too much.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordamos	Nosotros engordamos en vacaciones. We gain weight during vacations.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordáis	Vosotros engordáis si no cuidáis la dieta. You all gain weight if you don't watch your diet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordan	Ellos engordan por comer comida rápida. They gain weight from eating fast food.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordé	El verano pasado engordé unos kilos. Last summer I gained a few kilos.
Tú	engordaste	Tú engordaste mucho en las vacaciones. You gained a lot of weight on vacation.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordó	Mi hermano engordó después de la fiesta. My brother gained weight after the party.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordamos	Nosotros engordamos durante las fiestas. We gained weight during the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordasteis	Vosotros engordasteis en el último mes. You all gained weight in the last month.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordaron	Ellos engordaron por comer mucho. They gained weight from eating a lot.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordaba	Antes engordaba mucho en invierno. I used to gain a lot of weight in winter.
Tú	engordabas	Tú engordabas cuando comías mucho azúcar. You used to gain weight when you ate a lot of sugar.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordaba	Ella engordaba después de las fiestas. She used to gain weight after the holidays.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordábamos	Nosotros engordábamos en verano. We used to gain weight in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordabais	Vosotros engordabais por comer mucho pan. You all used to gain weight from eating a lot of bread.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordaban	Ellos engordaban después de las vacaciones. They used to gain weight after the vacations.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy engordando	Estoy engordando por comer mucho. I am gaining weight because I eat a lot.
Tú	estás engordando	Estás engordando por no hacer ejercicio. You are gaining weight because you don't exercise.
Él / Ella / Usted	está engordando	Ella está engordando por su dieta. She is gaining weight because of her diet.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos engordando	Estamos engordando por las fiestas. We are gaining weight because of the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis engordando	Vosotros estáis engordando por comer mucho. You all are gaining weight from eating a lot.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están engordando	Ellos están engordando por la comida rápida. They are gaining weight because of fast food.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a engordar	Voy a engordar si sigo comiendo así. I am going to gain weight if I keep eating like that.
Tú	vas a engordar	Tú vas a engordar si no haces ejercicio. You are going to gain weight if you don't exercise.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a engordar	Él va a engordar por la comida rápida. He is going to gain weight because of fast food.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a engordar	Vamos a engordar si no cuidamos la dieta. We are going to gain weight if we don't watch our diet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a engordar	Vais a engordar si seguís comiendo dulces. You all are going to gain weight if you keep eating sweets.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a engordar	Ellos van a engordar si no hacen ejercicio. They are going to gain weight if they don't exercise.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordaré	Yo engordaré si no hago ejercicio. I will gain weight if I don't exercise.
Tú	engordarás	Tú engordarás después de las fiestas. You will gain weight after the holidays.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordará	Ella engordará si sigue comiendo así. She will gain weight if she keeps eating like that.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordaremos	Nosotros engordaremos en vacaciones. We will gain weight during the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordaréis	Vosotros engordaréis si no cuidáis la dieta. You all will gain weight if you don't watch your diet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordarán	Ellos engordarán si no hacen ejercicio. They will gain weight if they don't exercise.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordaría	Yo engordaría si comiera más dulces. I would gain weight if I ate more sweets.
Tú	engordarías	Tú engordarías si no hicieras ejercicio. You would gain weight if you didn't exercise.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordaría	Él engordaría si no cuidara su dieta. He would gain weight if he didn't watch his diet.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordaríamos	Nosotros engordaríamos si comiéramos más comida rápida. We would gain weight if we ate more fast food.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordaríais	Vosotros engordaríais si no controláis las porciones. You all would gain weight if you didn't control your portions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordarían	Ellos engordarían si no hicieran ejercicio regularmente. They would gain weight if they didn't exercise regularly.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he engordado	He engordado unos kilos últimamente. I have gained some weight lately.
Tú	has engordado	¿Has engordado desde la última vez? Have you gained weight since last time?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha engordado	Ella ha engordado por comer más. She has gained weight from eating more.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos engordado	Nosotros hemos engordado por el confinamiento. We have gained weight due to the lockdown.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis engordado	¿Habéis engordado durante las vacaciones? Have you all gained weight during the holidays?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han engordado	Ellos han engordado en el último mes. They have gained weight in the last month.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había engordado	Yo había engordado antes de la fiesta. I had gained weight before the party.
Tú	habías engordado	Tú habías engordado durante las vacaciones. You had gained weight during the holidays.
Él / Ella / Usted	había engordado	Ella había engordado por comer mucho. She had gained weight from eating a lot.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos engordado	Nosotros habíamos engordado en el invierno. We had gained weight in the winter.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais engordado	Vosotros habíais engordado por la comida rápida. You all had gained weight from fast food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían engordado	Ellos habían engordado antes de la dieta. They had gained weight before the diet.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré engordado	Para fin de año, habré engordado mucho. By the end of the year, I will have gained a lot of weight.
Tú	habrás engordado	Cuando vuelvas, ya habrás engordado. When you return, you will have gained weight.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá engordado	Ella habrá engordado después de las vacaciones. She will have gained weight after the holidays.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos engordado	Nosotros habremos engordado si seguimos así. We will have gained weight if we keep like this.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis engordado	Vosotros habréis engordado para entonces. You all will have gained weight by then.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán engordado	Ellos habrán engordado después del verano. They will have gained weight after the summer.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría engordado	Yo habría engordado si no hubiera hecho ejercicio. I would have gained weight if I hadn't exercised.
Tú	habrías engordado	Tú habrías engordado sin dieta equilibrada. You would have gained weight without a balanced diet.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría engordado	Él habría engordado si no hubiera corrido. He would have gained weight if he hadn't run.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos engordado	Nosotros habríamos engordado sin control en la alimentación. We would have gained weight without diet control.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais engordado	Vosotros habríais engordado si no habíais hecho ejercicio. You all would have gained weight if you hadn't exercised.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían engordado	Ellos habrían engordado sin seguir la dieta. They would have gained weight without following the diet.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engorde	Espero que yo engorde menos este año. I hope I gain less weight this year.
Tú	engordes	Es importante que tú engordes para estar saludable. It's important that you gain weight to be healthy.
Él / Ella / Usted	engorde	Es posible que él engorde si come mucho. It's possible that he gains weight if he eats a lot.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordemos	Queremos que nosotros engordemos un poco. We want us to gain a little weight.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordéis	Espero que vosotros engordéis durante las vacaciones. I hope you all gain weight during the holidays.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engorden	Es probable que ellas engorden en invierno. It's likely that they gain weight in winter.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordara	Esperaba que engordara menos. I hoped that he/she would gain less weight.
Tú	engordaras	No creía que engordaras tanto. I didn't believe that you would gain so much weight.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordara	Pensaba que ella engordara en vacaciones. I thought that she would gain weight during the holidays.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordáramos	Si engordáramos, sería por la comida. If we gained weight, it would be because of the food.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordarais	No creía que vosotros engordarais tanto. I didn't believe that you all would gain so much weight.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordaran	Era posible que ellos engordaran en invierno. It was possible that they would gain weight in winter.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	engordare	Si no cuidas tu dieta, engordare. If you don't watch your diet, I will gain weight.
Tú	engordares	Tú engordares si comes mucho azúcar. You will gain weight if you eat a lot of sugar.
Él / Ella / Usted	engordare	Él engordare si no hace ejercicio. He will gain weight if he doesn't exercise.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordáremos	Nosotros engordáremos si no cuidamos la alimentación. We will gain weight if we don't take care of our diet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordareis	Vosotros engordareis si no controláis las porciones. You all will gain weight if you don't control your portions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engordaren	Ellos engordaren si no cambian sus hábitos. They will gain weight if they don't change their habits.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya engordado	Espero que haya engordado menos este mes. I hope I have gained less weight this month.
Tú	hayas engordado	¿Crees que hayas engordado mucho? Do you think you have gained a lot of weight?
Él / Ella / Usted	haya engordado	Es posible que haya engordado por la comida. It's possible that he has gained weight from the food.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos engordado	Es probable que hayamos engordado durante las vacaciones. It's likely that we have gained weight during the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis engordado	No creo que hayáis engordado tanto. I don't think you all have gained that much weight.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan engordado	Es bueno que hayan engordado un poco. It's good that they have gained a little weight.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera engordado	Si hubiera engordado, habría ido al médico. If I had gained weight, I would have gone to the doctor.
Tú	hubieras engordado	Si hubieras engordado, te habrían notado. If you had gained weight, they would have noticed.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera engordado	Si ella hubiera engordado, habría comprado ropa más grande. If she had gained weight, she would have bought bigger clothes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos engordado	Si hubiéramos engordado, habríamos cambiado de dieta. If we had gained weight, we would have changed our diet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais engordado	Si hubierais engordado, habríais notado la diferencia. If you all had gained weight, you would have noticed the difference.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran engordado	Si ellos hubieran engordado, habrían comprado ropa más grande. If they had gained weight, they would have bought bigger clothes.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere engordado	Para entonces, ya hubiere engordado mucho. By then, I will have gained a lot of weight.
Tú	hubieres engordado	Es posible que tú hubieres engordado más. It's possible that you will have gained more weight.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere engordado	Quizá él hubiere engordado durante las vacaciones. Perhaps he will have gained weight during the holidays.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos engordado	Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos engordado bastante. By then, we will have gained quite a bit of weight.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis engordado	Es probable que vosotros hubiereis engordado en el invierno. It's likely that you all will have gained weight in winter.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren engordado	Cuando regresen, ellos hubieren engordado mucho. When they return, they will have gained a lot of weight.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	—	No uses esa talla para engordar. Don't use that size to gain weight.
Tú	engorda	¡Engorda esas verduras para la sopa! Cook those vegetables more for the soup!
Él / Ella / Usted	engorde	Por favor, engorde esa carne lentamente. Please, cook that meat slowly.
Nosotros / Nosotras	engordemos	Engordemos las plantas con fertilizante. Let's fertilize the plants to help them grow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	engordad	Engordad las ovejas antes del invierno. Fatten the sheep before winter.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	engorden	Que engorden esas vacas para la feria. Let those cows gain weight for the fair.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no engordo	No engordo si hago ejercicio. I don't gain weight if I exercise.
Tú	no engordes	No engordes comiendo tanto azúcar. Don't gain weight by eating so much sugar.
Él / Ella / Usted	no engorde	No engorde si no quiere problemas de salud. He/She/You (formal) don't gain weight if you don't want health problems.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no engordemos	No engordemos antes de la fiesta. Let's not gain weight before the party.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no engordéis	No engordéis comiendo comida rápida. Don't gain weight by eating fast food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no engorden	No engorden si quieren mantenerse en forma. They/You all (formal) don't gain weight if you want to stay fit.