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Conjugation of grandir

  • Meaning to grow taller
  • Level B1
  • Pattern with a stem change: -ir (finir) · conjugated like finir
  • Auxiliary avoir

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Présentpresent

je (j’)grandis
tugrandis
il/​elle/​ongrandit
nousgrandissons
vousgrandissez
ils/​ellesgrandissent

More on this: Present tense: -ir verbs

Imparfaitongoing or habitual past

je (j’)grandissais
tugrandissais
il/​elle/​ongrandissait
nousgrandissions
vousgrandissiez
ils/​ellesgrandissaient

More on this: Imperfect (imparfait)

Futur simplefuture

je (j’)grandirai
tugrandiras
il/​elle/​ongrandira
nousgrandirons
vousgrandirez
ils/​ellesgrandiront

More on this: Simple future (futur simple)

Plus-que-parfaitpast perfect

je (j’)avais grandi
tuavais grandi
il/​elle/​onavait grandi
nousavions grandi
vousaviez grandi
ils/​ellesavaient grandi

More on this: Pluperfect (plus-que-parfait)

Futur antérieurfuture perfect

je (j’)aurai grandi
tuauras grandi
il/​elle/​onaura grandi
nousaurons grandi
vousaurez grandi
ils/​ellesauront grandi

More on this: Future perfect (futur antérieur)

Conditional

Conditionnel présentconditional

je (j’)grandirais
tugrandirais
il/​elle/​ongrandirait
nousgrandirions
vousgrandiriez
ils/​ellesgrandiraient

More on this: The conditional

Conditionnel passéconditional perfect

je (j’)aurais grandi
tuaurais grandi
il/​elle/​onaurait grandi
nousaurions grandi
vousauriez grandi
ils/​ellesauraient grandi

More on this: The conditional

Subjunctive

Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive

je (j’)grandisse
tugrandisses
il/​elle/​ongrandisse
nousgrandissions
vousgrandissiez
ils/​ellesgrandissent

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Subjonctif passéperfect subjunctive

je (j’)aie grandi
tuaies grandi
il/​elle/​onait grandi
nousayons grandi
vousayez grandi
ils/​ellesaient grandi

More on this: The subjunctive in the past

Imperative

Impératif négatifnegative imperative

tune grandis pas
nousne grandissons pas
vousne grandissez pas

More on this: Imperative: the three forms

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Elle a grandi de six centimètres.She has grown six centimetres.

    grandi — participe passé

  • Le têtard perd sa queue en grandissant.The tadpole loses its tail as it grows.

    grandissant — participe présent

  • La contestation grandit dans les villages.Dissent is growing in the villages.

    grandit — Présent · il/elle/on; Passé simple · il/elle/on

  • La pénalisation du modèle empêche les poids de trop grandir.Regularising the model keeps the weights from growing too large.

    grandir — infinitif

  • Les enfants grandissent vite.Children grow up fast.

    grandissent — Présent · ils/elles; Subjonctif présent · ils/elles · Present tense: -ir verbs

  • Les attentes ont grandi démesurément.Expectations have grown immeasurably.

    grandi — participe passé

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.