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Conjugation of the French verb grandir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb grandir, along with their English translations.

grandir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
grandir	to grow

Present		Scored
je grandis	I grow
tu grandis	you grow
il grandit	he grows
elle grandit	she grows
nous grandissons	we grow
vous grandissez	you grow
ils grandissent	they grow
elles grandissent	they grow

Imperfect		Scored
je grandissais	I was growing
tu grandissais	you were growing
il grandissait	he was growing
elle grandissait	she was growing
nous grandissions	we were growing
vous grandissiez	you were growing
ils grandissaient	they were growing
elles grandissaient	they were growing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je grandis	I grew
tu grandis	you grew
il grandit	he grew
elle grandit	she grew
nous grandîmes	we grew
vous grandîtes	you grew
ils grandirent	they grew
elles grandirent	they grew

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai grandi	I have grown
tu as grandi	you have grown
il a grandi	he has grown
elle a grandi	she has grown
nous avons grandi	we have grown
vous avez grandi	you have grown
ils ont grandi	they have grown
elles ont grandi	they have grown

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais grandi	I had grown
tu avais grandi	you had grown
il avait grandi	he had grown
elle avait grandi	she had grown
nous avions grandi	we had grown
vous aviez grandi	you had grown
ils avaient grandi	they had grown
elles avaient grandi	they had grown

Future		Scored
je grandirai	I will grow
tu grandiras	you will grow
il grandira	he will grow
elle grandira	she will grow
nous grandirons	we will grow
vous grandirez	you will grow
ils grandiront	they will grow
elles grandiront	they will grow

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai grandi	I will have grown
tu auras grandi	you will have grown
il aura grandi	he will have grown
elle aura grandi	she will have grown
nous aurons grandi	we will have grown
vous aurez grandi	you will have grown
ils auront grandi	they will have grown
elles auront grandi	they will have grown

Conditional		Scored
je grandirais	I would grow
tu grandirais	you would grow
il grandirait	he would grow
elle grandirait	she would grow
nous grandirions	we would grow
vous grandiriez	you would grow
ils grandiraient	they would grow
elles grandiraient	they would grow

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais grandi	I would have grown
tu aurais grandi	you would have grown
il aurait grandi	he would have grown
elle aurait grandi	she would have grown
nous aurions grandi	we would have grown
vous auriez grandi	you would have grown
ils auraient grandi	they would have grown
elles auraient grandi	they would have grown

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je grandisse	(... that) I grow
(... que) tu grandisses	(... that) you grow
(... que) il grandisse	(... that) he grows
(... que) elle grandisse	(... that) she grows
(... que) nous grandissions	(... that) we grow
(... que) vous grandissiez	(... that) you grow
(... que) ils grandissent	(... that) they grow
(... que) elles grandissent	(... that) they grow

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je grandisse	(... that) I was growing
(... que) tu grandisses	(... that) you were growing
(... que) il grandît	(... that) he was growing
(... que) elle grandît	(... that) she was growing
(... que) nous grandissions	(... that) we were growing
(... que) vous grandissiez	(... that) you were growing
(... que) ils grandissent	(... that) they were growing
(... que) elles grandissent	(... that) they were growing

Imperative		Scored
grandis	Grow
grandissons	Let's grow
grandissez	Grow

Present Participle		Scored
grandissant	growing

Past Participle		Scored
grandi	grown

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