Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Engrosar in Spanish
engrosar to thicken Irregular Verb
At a glance: Engrosar (to thicken) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: engrueso, engruesas, engruesa, engrosamos, engrosáis, engruesan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (engrueso, engruesas, engruesa, engruesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (engruese).
- Past participle
- engrosado thickened
- Gerund
- engrosando thickening
- Similar
- espesar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Engrosar
- Engrosar in the Indicative Present
- Engrosar in the Indicative Preterite
- Engrosar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Engrosar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Engrosar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Engrosar in the Indicative Future
- Engrosar in the Indicative Conditional
- Engrosar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Engrosar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Engrosar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Engrosar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Engrosar
- Imperative tenses of Engrosar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Engrosar
Engrosar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of engrosar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “engrueso”, meaning “I thicken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrueso | I thicken |
| Tú | engruesas | you thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engruesa | s/he thickens |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosamos | we thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosáis | you (plural) thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engruesan | they thicken |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (engrueso, engruesas, engruesa, engruesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of engrosar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “engrosé”, meaning “I thickened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosé | I thickened |
| Tú | engrosaste | you thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosó | s/he thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosamos | we thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosasteis | you (plural) thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosaron | they thickened |
How it’s built: Regular: stem engros- plus the -ar endings.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of engrosar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “engrosaba”, meaning “I used to thicken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosaba | I used to thicken |
| Tú | engrosabas | you used to thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosaba | s/he used to thicken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosábamos | we used to thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosabais | you (plural) used to thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosaban | they used to thicken |
How it’s built: Regular: stem engros- plus the -ar endings.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of engrosar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy engrosando”, meaning “I am thickening”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy engrosando | I am thickening |
| Tú | estás engrosando | you are thickening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está engrosando | s/he is thickening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos engrosando | we are thickening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis engrosando | you (plural) are thickening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están engrosando | they are thickening |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund engrosando.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of engrosar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a engrosar”, meaning “I am going to thicken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a engrosar | I am going to thicken |
| Tú | vas a engrosar | you are going to thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a engrosar | s/he is going to thicken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a engrosar | we are going to thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a engrosar | you (plural) are going to thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a engrosar | they are going to thicken |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive engrosar.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of engrosar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “engrosaré”, meaning “I will thicken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosaré | I will thicken |
| Tú | engrosarás | you will thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosará | s/he will thicken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosaremos | we will thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosaréis | you (plural) will thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosarán | they will thicken |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive engrosar plus the future endings.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of engrosar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “engrosaría”, meaning “I would thicken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosaría | I would thicken |
| Tú | engrosarías | you would thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosaría | s/he would thicken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosaríamos | we would thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosaríais | you (plural) would thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosarían | they would thicken |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive engrosar plus the conditional endings.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of engrosar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he engrosado”, meaning “I have thickened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he engrosado | I have thickened |
| Tú | has engrosado | you have thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha engrosado | s/he has thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos engrosado | we have thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis engrosado | you (plural) have thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han engrosado | they have thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of engrosar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había engrosado”, meaning “I had thickened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había engrosado | I had thickened |
| Tú | habías engrosado | you had thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había engrosado | s/he had thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos engrosado | we had thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais engrosado | you (plural) had thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían engrosado | they had thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of engrosar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré engrosado”, meaning “I will have thickened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré engrosado | I will have thickened |
| Tú | habrás engrosado | you will have thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá engrosado | s/he will have thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos engrosado | we will have thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis engrosado | you (plural) will have thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán engrosado | they will have thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Engrosar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of engrosar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría engrosado”, meaning “I would have thickened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría engrosado | I would have thickened |
| Tú | habrías engrosado | you would have thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría engrosado | s/he would have thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos engrosado | we would have thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais engrosado | you (plural) would have thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían engrosado | they would have thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Engrosar
Engrosar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “engruese”, meaning “I thicken”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engruese | I thicken |
| Tú | engrueses | you thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engruese | s/he thickens |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosemos | we thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engroséis | you (plural) thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engruesen | they thicken |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, engrueso (engruese, engrueses, engruese, engruesen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Engrosar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “engrosara”, meaning “I thickened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosara | I thickened |
| Tú | engrosaras | you thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosara | s/he thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosáramos | we thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosarais | you (plural) thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosaran | they thickened |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, engrosaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (engrosáramos).
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Engrosar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “engrosare”, meaning “I will thicken”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | engrosare | I will thicken |
| Tú | engrosares | you will thicken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engrosare | s/he will thicken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosáremos | we will thicken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosareis | you (plural) will thicken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engrosaren | they will thicken |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, engrosaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (engrosáremos).
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Engrosar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya engrosado”, meaning “I have thickened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya engrosado | I have thickened |
| Tú | hayas engrosado | you have thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya engrosado | s/he has thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos engrosado | we have thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis engrosado | you (plural) have thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan engrosado | they have thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Engrosar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera engrosado”, meaning “I had thickened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera engrosado | I had thickened |
| Tú | hubieras engrosado | you had thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera engrosado | s/he had thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos engrosado | we had thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais engrosado | you (plural) had thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran engrosado | they had thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Engrosar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere engrosado”, meaning “I will have thickened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere engrosado | I will have thickened |
| Tú | hubieres engrosado | you will have thickened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere engrosado | s/he will have thickened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos engrosado | we will have thickened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis engrosado | you (plural) will have thickened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren engrosado | they will have thickened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle engrosado.
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Imperative tenses of Engrosar
Engrosar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “engruese”, meaning “(to you formal) thicken!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | engruesa | (to you) thicken! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | engruese | (to you formal) thicken! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | engrosemos | let's thicken! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | engrosad | (to you plural) thicken! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | engruesen | (to you plural formal) thicken! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (engruesa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (engruese, engrosemos, engruesen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (engrosad).
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Engrosar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no engruese”, meaning “(to you formal) don't thicken!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no engrueses | (to you) don't thicken! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no engruese | (to you formal) don't thicken! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no engrosemos | let's not thicken! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no engroséis | (to you plural) don't thicken! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no engruesen | (to you plural formal) don't thicken! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no engrueses, no engruese, no engrosemos, no engroséis, no engruesen.
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Frequently asked questions about Engrosar
Is engrosar a regular or irregular verb?
Engrosar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (engrueso, engruesas, engruesa, engruesan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (engruese).
How do you conjugate engrosar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), engrosar is conjugated as: yo engrueso, tú engruesas, él/ella/usted engruesa, nosotros engrosamos, vosotros engrosáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engruesan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate engrosar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), engrosar is conjugated as: yo engrosé, tú engrosaste, él/ella/usted engrosó, nosotros engrosamos, vosotros engrosasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engrosaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate engrosar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), engrosar is conjugated as: yo engrosaba, tú engrosabas, él/ella/usted engrosaba, nosotros engrosábamos, vosotros engrosabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes engrosaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate engrosar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), engrosar is conjugated as: yo engrosaré, tú engrosarás, él/ella/usted engrosará, nosotros engrosaremos, vosotros engrosaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engrosarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate engrosar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), engrosar is conjugated as: yo engruese, tú engrueses, él/ella/usted engruese, nosotros engrosemos, vosotros engroséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes engruesen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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