Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I found
- tú you found
- usted, él, ella he/she founds
- nosotros we found
- vosotros Spain you all found
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they found
SPANISH VERB
fundar
to found
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: fundando
- Past participle: fundado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I founded
- tú you founded
- usted, él, ella he/she founded
- nosotros we founded
- vosotros Spain you all founded
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they founded
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to found
- tú you used to found
- usted, él, ella he/she used to found
- nosotros we used to found
- vosotros Spain you all used to found
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to found
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will found
- tú you will found
- usted, él, ella he/she will found
- nosotros we will found
- vosotros Spain you all will found
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will found
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would found
- tú you would found
- usted, él, ella he/she would found
- nosotros we would found
- vosotros Spain you all would found
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would found
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I found
- tú (that) you found
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she found
- nosotros (that) we found
- vosotros Spain (that) you all found
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they found
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I founded
- tú (if) you founded
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she founded
- nosotros (if) we founded
- vosotros Spain (if) you all founded
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they founded
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú found!
- usted found! (formal)
- nosotros found! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain found! (all of you)
- ustedes found! (all of you)
How to use fundar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mis amigos fundan una cooperativa de café este año.
My friends are founding a coffee cooperative this year.
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Past
Los españoles fundaron la ciudad en mil quinientos treinta y dos.
The Spanish founded the city in fifteen thirty-two.
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Imperfect
En esa época se fundaban conventos por todas partes.
In those days convents were being founded everywhere.
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Future
¿Fundarán una escuela de música en el pueblo?
Will they found a music school in the village?
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Conditional
Con ese dinero, Lucía fundaría su propia galería.
With that money, Lucía would found her own gallery.
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá que funden pronto un hospital en la sierra.
I hope they soon found a hospital up in the mountains.
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Past subjunctive
Si fundáramos un club de lectura, ¿te unirías?
If we founded a book club, would you join?
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Imperative
¡Funda tu empresa ahora que eres joven!
Found your company now while you're young!
Good to know
- "Fundar" is for a city, a school or a company; "fundarse en" is to be based on.
Where you hear fundar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Hoy en día, muchas mujeres fundan empresas. These days, many women found companies.
- Los españoles fundaron Oaxaca en mil quinientos veintinueve. The Spanish founded Oaxaca in fifteen twenty-nine.
- El próximo año vamos a fundar un club de historia en la escuela. Next year we're going to start a history club at the school.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- En esta historia, un grupo de vecinos funda una escuela. In this story, a group of neighbours founds a school.
- Mis abuelos fundaron una asociación. My grandparents founded an association.
- Van a fundar una biblioteca en el barrio. They're going to found a library in the neighbourhood.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.