All verbs

/ɡʁɔ̃de/to tell offB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
grondons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

grond-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

grond-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

grond-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

grond-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

grond-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
gronder
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

gronder-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

gronder

Past participle
grondé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

grondé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

grondé

Conjugation

présent
Ije gronde/ʒə ɡʁɔ̃d/I tell off
youtu grondes/ty ɡʁɔ̃d/you tell off
he/sheil gronde/il ɡʁɔ̃d/he tells off
wenous grondons/nu ɡʁɔ̃dɔ̃/we tell off
youvous grondez/vu ɡʁɔ̃de/you tell off
theyils grondent/il ɡʁɔ̃d/they tell off

Examples

  • Sa mère l'a grondé.

    /sa mɛʁ la ɡʁɔ̃.de/

    His mother told him off.

  • Ne me gronde pas.

    /nə mə ɡʁɔ̃d pa/

    Don't tell me off.

  • Il a grondé l'enfant.

    /il a ɡʁɔ̃.de lɑ̃.fɑ̃/

    He told the child off.

Set phrases

  • se faire gronder

    to get told off

Notes

  • It also describes thunder rumbling — the same low, ominous sound.

  • se faire gronder is to get told off — the passive built with se faire. See passif.