Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Introduction to the verb engrosser
The English translation of the French verb engrosser is “to get fat” or “to gain weight.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-groh-say.”
Engrosser comes from the Old French word “engrocer” which means “to fatten” or “to make fat.” It is derived from the Latin word “grossus” meaning “thick” or “fat.”
In everyday French, engrosser is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to talk about a hypothetical situation or a possibility that may occur in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective translations in English:
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Si je mangeais trop de bonbons, j’engrosserais rapidement. (If I ate too many candies, I would gain weight quickly.)
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Tu sais, si tu arrêtais de faire du sport, tu t’engraisserais. (You know, if you stopped exercising, you would get fat.)
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Ils s’inquiètent que leur chat s’engrosse s’ils lui donnent trop de nourriture. (They are worried that their cat will get fat if they give him too much food.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of engrosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | engrosserais | Je m’engrosserais avec du chocolat. | I would indulge in chocolate. |
tu | engrosserais | Tu t’engrosserais trop. | You would indulge too much. |
il | engrosserait | Il s’engrosserait de travail. | He would get swamped with work. |
elle | engrosserait | Elle s’engrosserait dans ses pensées. | She would get lost in her thoughts. |
on | engrosserait | On s’engrosserait de distractions. | One would get caught up in distractions. |
nous | engrosserions | Nous nous engrosserions en voyage. | We would indulge in traveling. |
vous | engrosseriez | Vous vous engrosseriez de gâteau. | You would indulge in cake. |
ils | engrosseraient | Ils s’engrosseraient de luxe. | They would indulge in luxury. |
elles | engrosseraient | Elles s’engrosseraient de shopping. | They would indulge in shopping. |
Other Conjugations for Engrosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrosser
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Engrosser – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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