All verbs

/ɡʁɑ̃diʁ/to growB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
grandissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

grand-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

grandiss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

grandiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

grandiss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

grandiss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
grandir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

grandir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

grandir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

grandir

Past participle
grandi

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

grandi

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

grandi

Conjugation

présent
Ije grandis/ʒə ɡʁɑ̃di/I grow
youtu grandis/ty ɡʁɑ̃di/you grow
he/sheil grandit/il ɡʁɑ̃di/he grows
wenous grandissons/nu ɡʁɑ̃disɔ̃/we grow
youvous grandissez/vu ɡʁɑ̃dise/you grow
theyils grandissent/il ɡʁɑ̃dis/they grow

Examples

  • Les enfants grandissent.

    /le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃ ɡʁɑ̃.dis/

    Children grow.

  • L'enfant grandit.

    /lɑ̃.fɑ̃ ɡʁɑ̃.di/

    The child is growing.

  • Est-ce que tu grandis au Canada ?

    /ɛs kə ty ɡʁɑ̃.di o ka.na.da/

    Are you growing up in Canada?

Notes

  • Growing in size or growing up, both. Getting older is vieillir.