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Engordar (to gain weight) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - 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 subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo engordara/engordase I would gain weight
  • tú engordaras/engordases You gained weight
  • él/ella engordara/engordase he/she gained weight
  • nosotros/nosotras engordáramos/engordásemos we gained weight
  • vosotros/vosotras engordarais/engordaseis You would gain weight
  • ellos/ellas engordaran/engordasen They would gain weight

Example phrases

  • Si recibiera la vacuna, quizá engordara/engordase. I might gain weight if I received the vaccine.
  • Aunque te resfriaras, no creo que engordaras/engordases. Even if you caught a cold, I don't think you would gain weight.
  • Si el paciente estuviera enfermedades, quizá engordara/engordase. If he/she had illnesses, he/she might gain weight.
  • Si nos cuidáramos mejor, no engordáramos/engordásemos. If we took better care of ourselves, we wouldn't gain weight.
  • Incluso si pusierais atención a la dieta, engordarais/engordaseis. Even if you paid attention to the diet, you would gain weight.
  • Aunque se encontraran estresados, no engordaran/engordasen tan fácilmente. Even if they found themselves stressed, they would not gain weight so easily.

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

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

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Engordar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Aunque te resfriaras, no creo que ....

Aunque te resfriaras, no creo que engordaras/engordases.
(Even if you caught a cold, I don't think you would gain weight.)

2. Aunque se encontraran estresados, no ... tan fácilmente.

Aunque se encontraran estresados, no engordaran/engordasen tan fácilmente.
(Even if they found themselves stressed, they would not gain weight so easily.)

3. Si recibiera la vacuna, quizá ....

Si recibiera la vacuna, quizá engordara/engordase.
(I might gain weight if I received the vaccine.)

4. Si el paciente estuviera enfermedades, quizá ....

Si el paciente estuviera enfermedades, quizá engordara/engordase.
(If he/she had illnesses, he/she might gain weight.)

5. Si nos cuidáramos mejor, no ....

Si nos cuidáramos mejor, no engordáramos/engordásemos.
(If we took better care of ourselves, we wouldn't gain weight.)

6. Incluso si pusierais atención a la dieta, ....

Incluso si pusierais atención a la dieta, engordarais/engordaseis.
(Even if you paid attention to the diet, you would gain weight.)