agrandar — Spanish conjugation

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Frequency#1554Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagrandoI enlarge
agrandasyou enlarge
vosagrandásyou enlarge
él/ella/Ud.agrandahe/she/it enlarges
nosotrosagrandamoswe enlarge
vosotrosagrandáisyou (pl.) enlarge
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandanthey enlarge

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagrandéI enlarged
agrandasteyou enlarged
vosagrandasteyou enlarged
él/ella/Ud.agrandóhe/she/it enlarged
nosotrosagrandamoswe enlarged
vosotrosagrandasteisyou (pl.) enlarged
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandaronthey enlarged

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoagrandaba
agrandabas
vosagrandabas
él/ella/Ud.agrandaba
nosotrosagrandábamos
vosotrosagrandabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagrandaríaI would enlarge
agrandaríasyou would enlarge
vosagrandaríasyou would enlarge
él/ella/Ud.agrandaríahe/she/it would enlarge
nosotrosagrandaríamoswe would enlarge
vosotrosagrandaríaisyou (pl.) would enlarge
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandaríanthey would enlarge

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoagrandaréI will enlarge
agrandarásyou will enlarge
vosagrandarásyou will enlarge
él/ella/Ud.agrandaráhe/she/it will enlarge
nosotrosagrandaremoswe will enlarge
vosotrosagrandaréisyou (pl.) will enlarge
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandaránthey will enlarge

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe agrandadoI have enlarged
has agrandadoyou have enlarged
voshas agrandadoyou have enlarged
él/ella/Ud.ha agrandadohe/she/it has enlarged
nosotroshemos agrandadowe have enlarged
vosotroshabéis agrandadoyou (pl.) have enlarged
ellos/ellas/Uds.han agrandadothey have enlarged

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía agrandadoI had enlarged
habías agrandadoyou had enlarged
voshabías agrandadoyou had enlarged
él/ella/Ud.había agrandadohe/she/it had enlarged
nosotroshabíamos agrandadowe had enlarged
vosotroshabíais agrandadoyou (pl.) had enlarged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían agrandadothey had enlarged

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría agrandado
habrías agrandado
voshabrías agrandado
él/ella/Ud.habría agrandado
nosotroshabríamos agrandado
vosotroshabríais agrandado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían agrandado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré agrandadoI will have enlarged
habrás agrandadoyou will have enlarged
voshabrás agrandadoyou will have enlarged
él/ella/Ud.habrá agrandadohe/she/it will have enlarged
nosotroshabremos agrandadowe will have enlarged
vosotroshabréis agrandadoyou (pl.) will have enlarged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán agrandadothey will have enlarged

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoagrande
agrandes
vosagrandes
él/ella/Ud.agrande
nosotrosagrandemos
vosotrosagrandéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.agranden

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoagrandara
agrandaras
vosagrandaras
él/ella/Ud.agrandara
nosotrosagrandáramos
vosotrosagrandarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoagrandase
agrandases
vosagrandases
él/ella/Ud.agrandase
nosotrosagrandásemos
vosotrosagrandaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.agrandasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya agrandado
hayas agrandado
voshayas agrandado
él/ella/Ud.haya agrandado
nosotroshayamos agrandado
vosotroshayáis agrandado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan agrandado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera agrandado
hubieras agrandado
voshubieras agrandado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera agrandado
nosotroshubiéramos agrandado
vosotroshubierais agrandado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran agrandado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
agranda
vosagrandá
él/ella/Ud.agrande
nosotrosagrandemos
vosotrosagrandad
ustedesagranden

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no agrandes
vosno agrandes
él/ella/Ud.no agrande
nosotrosno agrandemos
vosotrosno agrandéis
ustedesno agranden

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy agrandando
estás agrandando
vosestás agrandando
él/ella/Ud.está agrandando
nosotrosestamos agrandando
vosotrosestáis agrandando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están agrandando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve agrandando
estuviste agrandando
vosestuviste agrandando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo agrandando
nosotrosestuvimos agrandando
vosotrosestuvisteis agrandando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron agrandando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba agrandando
estabas agrandando
vosestabas agrandando
él/ella/Ud.estaba agrandando
nosotrosestábamos agrandando
vosotrosestabais agrandando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban agrandando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría agrandando
estarías agrandando
vosestarías agrandando
él/ella/Ud.estaría agrandando
nosotrosestaríamos agrandando
vosotrosestaríais agrandando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían agrandando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré agrandando
estarás agrandando
vosestarás agrandando
él/ella/Ud.estará agrandando
nosotrosestaremos agrandando
vosotrosestaréis agrandando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán agrandando