French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | grandis | grandissais | grandirai | grandirais | grandisse | grandisse | ||
| tu | grandis | grandissais | grandiras | grandirais | grandisses | grandisses | ||
| il | grandit | grandissait | grandira | grandirait | grandisse | grandît | ||
| nous | grandissons | grandissions | grandirons | grandirions | grandissions | grandissions | ||
| vous | grandissez | grandissiez | grandirez | grandiriez | grandissiez | grandissiez | ||
| ils | grandissent | grandissaient | grandiront | grandiraient | grandissent | grandissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai grandi | avais grandi | aurai grandi | aurais grandi | aie grandi | eusse grandi | ||
| tu | as grandi | avais grandi | auras grandi | aurais grandi | aies grandi | eusses grandi | ||
| il | a grandi | avait grandi | aura grandi | aurait grandi | ait grandi | eût grandi | ||
| nous | avons grandi | avions grandi | aurons grandi | aurions grandi | ayons grandi | eussions grandi | ||
| vous | avez grandi | aviez grandi | aurez grandi | auriez grandi | ayez grandi | eussiez grandi | ||
| ils | ont grandi | avaient grandi | auront grandi | auraient grandi | aient grandi | eussent grandi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | grandis | eus grandi | (tu) | grandis | Present | grandissant | ||
| tu | grandis | eus grandi | (nous) | grandissons | Past | grandi | ||
| il | grandit | eut grandi | (vous) | grandissez | Perfect | ayant grandi | ||
| nous | grandîmes | eûmes grandi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | grandîtes | eûtes grandi | (tu) | aie grandi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | grandirent | eurent grandi | (nous) | ayons grandi | avoir grandi | |||
| (vous) | ayez grandi | |||||||
Grandir is a regular -ir verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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