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Grandir conjugation: to grow up in every French tense (free PDF download)

French verb conjugation: 150 verbs in every tense

The French verb grandir (to grow up) is a useful everyday verb (number 117 of the 150 on this site). It is a regular 2nd-group verb: the stem gains -iss- in the plural, as in nous grandissons and the present participle grandissant. In compound tenses it takes avoir (j’ai grandi), with the past participle grandi. Below you will find every tense, example sentences and a free printable PDF.

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grandir at a glance: meaning, group and auxiliary

Infinitive
grandir — to grow up
Group
2nd group (-ir verbs)
Type
Regular -ir verb (present participle in -issant)
Auxiliary
takes avoir
Construction
Intransitive (no object), transitive (direct object)
Conjugated like
finir (to finish)
Frequency
No. 117 of the 150 most common French verbs

The endings are in bold. Tense names are given in French with the English equivalent in parentheses; pronouns and verb forms stay in French, as you will see and hear them.

Indicatif (indicative): grandir

Présent (present tense)

Présent (present tense) of the verb grandir
jegrandis
tugrandis
ilgrandit
nousgrandissons
vousgrandissez
ilsgrandissent

Imparfait (imperfect)

Imparfait (imperfect) of the verb grandir
jegrandissais
tugrandissais
ilgrandissait
nousgrandissions
vousgrandissiez
ilsgrandissaient

Passé simple (simple past, literary)

Passé simple (simple past, literary) of the verb grandir
jegrandis
tugrandis
ilgrandit
nousgrandîmes
vousgrandîtes
ilsgrandirent

Futur simple (simple future)

Futur simple (simple future) of the verb grandir
jegrandirai
tugrandiras
ilgrandira
nousgrandirons
vousgrandirez
ilsgrandiront

Passé composé (compound past)

Passé composé (compound past) of the verb grandir
j’ai grandi
tuas grandi
ila grandi
nousavons grandi
vousavez grandi
ilsont grandi

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect)

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) of the verb grandir
j’avais grandi
tuavais grandi
ilavait grandi
nousavions grandi
vousaviez grandi
ilsavaient grandi

Passé antérieur (past anterior)

Passé antérieur (past anterior) of the verb grandir
j’eus grandi
tueus grandi
ileut grandi
nouseûmes grandi
vouseûtes grandi
ilseurent grandi

Futur antérieur (future perfect)

Futur antérieur (future perfect) of the verb grandir
j’aurai grandi
tuauras grandi
ilaura grandi
nousaurons grandi
vousaurez grandi
ilsauront grandi

Conditionnel (conditional): grandir

Conditionnel présent (present conditional)

Conditionnel présent (present conditional) of the verb grandir
jegrandirais
tugrandirais
ilgrandirait
nousgrandirions
vousgrandiriez
ilsgrandiraient

Conditionnel passé (past conditional)

Conditionnel passé (past conditional) of the verb grandir
j’aurais grandi
tuaurais grandi
ilaurait grandi
nousaurions grandi
vousauriez grandi
ilsauraient grandi

Subjonctif (subjunctive): grandir

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive)

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive) of the verb grandir
que jegrandisse
que tugrandisses
qu’ilgrandisse
que nousgrandissions
que vousgrandissiez
qu’ilsgrandissent

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive)

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive) of the verb grandir
que j’aie grandi
que tuaies grandi
qu’ilait grandi
que nousayons grandi
que vousayez grandi
qu’ilsaient grandi

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive) of the verb grandir
que jegrandisse
que tugrandisses
qu’ilgrandît
que nousgrandissions
que vousgrandissiez
qu’ilsgrandissent

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive) of the verb grandir
que j’eusse grandi
que tueusses grandi
qu’ileût grandi
que nouseussions grandi
que vouseussiez grandi
qu’ilseussent grandi

Impératif (imperative): grandir

Impératif présent (imperative)

Impératif présent (imperative) of the verb grandir
(tu)grandis
(nous)grandissons
(vous)grandissez

Impératif passé (past imperative)

Impératif passé (past imperative) of the verb grandir
(tu)aie grandi
(nous)ayons grandi
(vous)ayez grandi

Infinitive, participles and gerund of grandir

Non-personal forms of the verb grandir
Infinitif présent (present infinitive)grandir
Infinitif passé (past infinitive)avoir grandi
Participe présent (present participle)grandissant
Participe passé (past participle)grandi (masc. sing.), grandie (fem. sing.), grandis (masc. pl.), grandies (fem. pl.)
Gérondif présent (gerund, “while doing”)en grandissant
Gérondif passé (past gerund)en ayant grandi

Example sentences with grandir

Real French sentences, with the conjugated form in bold, followed by the tense.

Watch out with grandir

Use avoir

In compound tenses grandir takes avoir (j’ai grandi). The participle grandi agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb.

The -iss- stem

Regular -ir verbs add -iss- in the plural and in the participle and subjunctive: nous grandissons, ils grandissent, que je grandisse.

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Questions about grandir

How do you conjugate grandir (to grow up) in the present tense?

In the présent: je grandis, tu grandis, il grandit, nous grandissons, vous grandissez, ils grandissent.

Does grandir take être or avoir in the passé composé?

grandir takes avoir in compound tenses: j’ai grandi, nous avons grandi. The past participle is grandi.

What are the future and conditional forms of grandir?

Futur simple: je grandirai. Conditionnel présent: je grandirais. Both are built on the same stem (grandir-).

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