10K+ students - 4.8/5

Self study Conversation classes Personalized learning path

Engordar (to gain weight) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Engordar (to gain weight) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Engordar - Conjugation of to gain weight in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Engordar (to gain weight) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Hábitos saludables y no saludables (Healthy and unhealthy habits)

Conjugation of to gain weight in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo engordaba I was gaining weight
  • tú engordabas You were gaining weight
  • él/ella engordaba He/she was gaining weight
  • nosotros/nosotras engordábamos we gained weight
  • vosotros/vosotras engordabais You were gaining weight
  • ellos/ellas engordaban They gained weight

Example phrases

  • Cuando hablé con el doctor, me di cuenta de que engordaba a causa de la depresión. When I spoke with the doctor, I realized that I was gaining weight because of the depression.
  • Cada vez que tenías mucho estrés, engordabas inevitablemente. Every time you were very stressed, you inevitably gained weight.
  • Mientras estaba ingresado en la clínica, engordaba sin darse cuenta. While he was admitted to the clinic, he was gaining weight without realizing it.
  • Durante esa época, engordábamos porque no íbamos al gimnasio. We gained weight because we did not go to the gym.
  • Notabais que engordabais cuando dejabais de practicar deportes. You noticed that you gained weight when you stopped practising sports.
  • Ellos engordaban antes de darse cuenta de que necesitaban un cambio de hábitos. They were gaining weight before they realised they needed a change of habits.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - engordar (to gain weight)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

Engordar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Cuando hablé con el doctor, me di cuenta de que ... a causa de la depresión.

Cuando hablé con el doctor, me di cuenta de que engordaba a causa de la depresión.
(When I spoke with the doctor, I realized that I was gaining weight because of the depression.)

2. Durante esa época, ... porque no íbamos al gimnasio.

Durante esa época, engordábamos porque no íbamos al gimnasio.
(We gained weight because we did not go to the gym.)

3. Mientras estaba ingresado en la clínica, ... sin darse cuenta.

Mientras estaba ingresado en la clínica, engordaba sin darse cuenta.
(While he was admitted to the clinic, he was gaining weight without realizing it.)

4. Notabais que ... cuando dejabais de practicar deportes.

Notabais que engordabais cuando dejabais de practicar deportes.
(You noticed that you gained weight when you stopped practising sports.)

5. Ellos ... antes de darse cuenta de que necesitaban un cambio de hábitos.

Ellos engordaban antes de darse cuenta de que necesitaban un cambio de hábitos.
(They were gaining weight before they realised they needed a change of habits.)

6. Cada vez que tenías mucho estrés, ... inevitablemente.

Cada vez que tenías mucho estrés, engordabas inevitablemente.
(Every time you were very stressed, you inevitably gained weight.)