How is "grand" used in the Present Simple in French?

grand in the Present Simple: "J'ai une grande maison en ville" — "I have a big house in the city" "Tu achètes de grosses pommes au marché" — "You buy big apples at the market" "Elle porte un grand manteau aujourd'hui" — "She wears a big coat today" "Nous voyons de grands problèmes ici" — "We see big problems here" "Vous prenez de grandes décisions" — "You all make big decisions" "Ils habitent dans un grand appartement" — "They live in a big apartment"

How is "grand" used in the Past Compound in French?

grand in the Past Compound: "J'ai vu un grand chien" — "I saw a big dog" "Tu as acheté une grande voiture" — "You bought a big car" "Il a trouvé un grand problème" — "He found a big problem" "Nous avons visité une grande ville" — "We visited a big city" "Vous avez fait une grande erreur" — "You all made a big mistake" "Elles ont habité dans une grande maison" — "They lived in a big house"

How is "grand" used in the Imperfect in French?

grand in the Imperfect: "Je regardais un grand film" — "I was watching a big movie" "Tu avais de grands rêves avant" — "You had big dreams before" "Il lisait un grand livre" — "He was reading a big book" "Nous mangions dans un grand restaurant" — "We were eating at a big restaurant" "Vous travailliez dans une grande entreprise" — "You all were working in a big company" "Elles jouaient dans le grand parc" — "They were playing in the big park"

How is "grand" used in the Future in French?

grand in the Future: "Je visiterai le grand musée" — "I will visit the big museum" "Tu auras besoin d'une plus grande voiture" — "You will need a bigger car" "Elle ouvrira un grand magasin" — "She will open a big store" "Nous organiserons une grande fête" — "We will organize a big party" "Vous découvrirez une grande surprise" — "You all will find a big surprise" "Ils construiront de grandes maisons" — "They will build big houses"

How is "grand" used in the Conditional in French?

grand in the Conditional: "Je voudrais une plus grande chambre" — "I would like a bigger room" "Tu préférerais le grand" — "You would prefer the big one" "Il choisirait une grande table" — "He would choose a big table" "Nous prendrions la grande route" — "We would take the big road" "Vous auriez besoin de plus de grandes boîtes" — "You all would need more big boxes" "Elles achèteraient un grand bateau" — "They would buy a big boat"

How is "grand" used in the Present Subjunctive in French?

grand in the Present Subjunctive: "Je veux qu'il y ait une grande fête" — "I want there to be a big party" "Tu dois trouver un grand appartement" — "You need to find a big apartment" "Elle espère qu'il ait une grande famille" — "She hopes he has a big family" "Nous doutons que le magasin soit très grand" — "We doubt the store is very big" "Vous préférez que la chambre soit grande" — "You all prefer the room to be big" "Ils veulent que les enfants soient grands" — "They want the children to be big"

grand (big) — French Adjective Examples

Grand in the Present Simple

Grand in the Present Simple
English	Example in French
I have a big house in the city	J'ai une grande maison en ville
You buy big apples at the market	Tu achètes de grosses pommes au marché
She wears a big coat today	Elle porte un grand manteau aujourd'hui
We see big problems here	Nous voyons de grands problèmes ici
You all make big decisions	Vous prenez de grandes décisions
They live in a big apartment	Ils habitent dans un grand appartement

Grand in the Past Compound

Grand in the Past Compound
English	Example in French
I saw a big dog	J'ai vu un grand chien
You bought a big car	Tu as acheté une grande voiture
He found a big problem	Il a trouvé un grand problème
We visited a big city	Nous avons visité une grande ville
You all made a big mistake	Vous avez fait une grande erreur
They lived in a big house	Elles ont habité dans une grande maison

Grand in the Imperfect

Grand in the Imperfect
English	Example in French
I was watching a big movie	Je regardais un grand film
You had big dreams before	Tu avais de grands rêves avant
He was reading a big book	Il lisait un grand livre
We were eating at a big restaurant	Nous mangions dans un grand restaurant
You all were working in a big company	Vous travailliez dans une grande entreprise
They were playing in the big park	Elles jouaient dans le grand parc

Grand in the Future

Grand in the Future
English	Example in French
I will visit the big museum	Je visiterai le grand musée
You will need a bigger car	Tu auras besoin d'une plus grande voiture
She will open a big store	Elle ouvrira un grand magasin
We will organize a big party	Nous organiserons une grande fête
You all will find a big surprise	Vous découvrirez une grande surprise
They will build big houses	Ils construiront de grandes maisons

Grand in the Conditional

Grand in the Conditional
English	Example in French
I would like a bigger room	Je voudrais une plus grande chambre
You would prefer the big one	Tu préférerais le grand
He would choose a big table	Il choisirait une grande table
We would take the big road	Nous prendrions la grande route
You all would need more big boxes	Vous auriez besoin de plus de grandes boîtes
They would buy a big boat	Elles achèteraient un grand bateau

Grand in the Present Subjunctive

Grand in the Present Subjunctive
English	Example in French
I want there to be a big party	Je veux qu'il y ait une grande fête
You need to find a big apartment	Tu dois trouver un grand appartement
She hopes he has a big family	Elle espère qu'il ait une grande famille
We doubt the store is very big	Nous doutons que le magasin soit très grand
You all prefer the room to be big	Vous préférez que la chambre soit grande
They want the children to be big	Ils veulent que les enfants soient grands