Conjugating Grandir (to Grow) in French

Grandir is just one French verb that means to grow. Its an easier word to remember than  croà ®tre  (to grow), especially if you associate it with the English grand. This is a very useful word to know and youll want to understand how to conjugate it to mean growing or grew. Conjugating the French Verb  Grandir​ Verb conjugations help us transform a verb into a particular tense, such as the past, present, or future. In French, this is done by adding infinitive endings to the verb stem, but theres a catch. Not only does the ending change with each tense, it also changes with each subject pronoun. That means you have more words to memorize, but with a little practice, its not too bad. Luckily,  grandir  is a  regular -IR verb  and it follows a common pattern in the conjugations. For instance, in the  je  and tu  present tense, an -s  is added to the verb stem  grand-. This gives use je grandis and tu grandis, which mean I am growing or you grow respectively. For the future tense of  nous, -irons  is added to create nous grandirons, a simple way of saying we will grow. Subject Present Future Imperfect je grandis grandirai grandissais tu grandis grandiras grandissais il grandit grandira grandissait nous grandissons grandirons grandissions vous grandissez grandirez grandissiez ils grandissent grandiront grandissaient The Present Participle of  Grandir The  present participle  of  grandir  is  grandissant. This is not only a verb, but can become an adjective, gerund, or noun in certain contexts. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The  past participle  of grandir  is  grandi and it is used to form the past tense  passà © composà ©. To complete this, you must also conjugate the  auxiliary verb  avoir  to fit the subject pronoun. For instance, I grew is jai grandi and we grew is nous avons grandi. More Simple  Grandir  Conjugations to Learn Those are the most important verb conjugations of  grandir  and should be the priority of your studies. As your French improves, youll find a  use for a few more forms.   In conversation, if you want to imply that the action of growing is somehow questionable, turn to the subjunctive verb mood. Similarly, the conditional verb mood says that the growth is dependent on something else.   If you read much French, you will surely encounter the passà © simple tense of  grandir. It -- along with the imperfect subjunctive  -- is a literary tense and learning (or, at least, recognizing) these will help your reading comprehension. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je grandisse grandirais grandis grandisse tu grandisses grandirais grandis grandisses il grandisse grandirait grandit grandt nous grandissions grandirions grandmes grandissions vous grandissiez grandiriez grandtes grandissiez ils grandissent grandiraient grandirent grandissent The imperative verb form is used for short demands and requests. In keeping with this brief statement, simplify it and do not include the subject pronoun: use grandis rather than tu grandis. Imperative (tu) grandis (nous) grandissons (vous) grandissez