Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Fundar in Spanish
To found, to establish Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Fundar (to found, to establish) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: fundo, fundas, funda, fundamos, fundáis, fundan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Fundar
- Fundar in the Indicative Present
- Fundar in the Indicative Preterite
- Fundar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Fundar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Fundar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Fundar in the Indicative Future
- Fundar in the Indicative Conditional
- Fundar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Fundar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Fundar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Fundar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Fundar
- Imperative tenses of Fundar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Fundar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Fundar is the Spanish verb for "to found, to establish". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to fundar include: establecer.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fundar | to found, to establish |
| Past participle | fundado | founded |
| Gerund | fundando | founding |
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Fundar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of fundar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "fundo", meaning "I found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundo | I found |
| Tú | fundas | you found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funda | s/he founds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundamos | we found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundáis | you (plural) found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundan | they found |
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Fundar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of fundar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "fundé", meaning "I founded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundé | I founded |
| Tú | fundaste | you founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundó | s/he founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundamos | we founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundasteis | you (plural) founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundaron | they founded |
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Fundar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of fundar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "fundaba", meaning "I used to found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundaba | I used to found |
| Tú | fundabas | you used to found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundaba | s/he used to found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundábamos | we used to found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundabais | you (plural) used to found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundaban | they used to found |
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Fundar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of fundar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy fundando", meaning "I am founding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy fundando | I am founding |
| Tú | estás fundando | you are founding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está fundando | s/he is founding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos fundando | we are founding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis fundando | you (plural) are founding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están fundando | they are founding |
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Fundar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of fundar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a fundar", meaning "I am going to found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a fundar | I am going to found |
| Tú | vas a fundar | you are going to found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a fundar | s/he is going to found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a fundar | we are going to found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a fundar | you (plural) are going to found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a fundar | they are going to found |
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Fundar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of fundar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "fundaré", meaning "I will found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundaré | I will found |
| Tú | fundarás | you will found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundará | s/he will found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundaremos | we will found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundaréis | you (plural) will found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundarán | they will found |
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Fundar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of fundar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "fundaría", meaning "I would found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundaría | I would found |
| Tú | fundarías | you would found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundaría | s/he would found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundaríamos | we would found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundaríais | you (plural) would found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundarían | they would found |
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Fundar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of fundar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he fundado", meaning "I have founded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he fundado | I have founded |
| Tú | has fundado | you have founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha fundado | s/he has founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos fundado | we have founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis fundado | you (plural) have founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han fundado | they have founded |
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Fundar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of fundar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había fundado", meaning "I had founded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había fundado | I had founded |
| Tú | habías fundado | you had founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había fundado | s/he had founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos fundado | we had founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais fundado | you (plural) had founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían fundado | they had founded |
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Fundar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of fundar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré fundado", meaning "I will have founded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré fundado | I will have founded |
| Tú | habrás fundado | you will have founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá fundado | s/he will have founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos fundado | we will have founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis fundado | you (plural) will have founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán fundado | they will have founded |
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Fundar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of fundar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría fundado", meaning "I would have founded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría fundado | I would have founded |
| Tú | habrías fundado | you would have founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría fundado | s/he would have founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos fundado | we would have founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais fundado | you (plural) would have founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían fundado | they would have founded |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "funde", meaning "I found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funde | I found |
| Tú | fundes | you found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funde | s/he founds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundemos | we found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundéis | you (plural) found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funden | they found |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "fundara", meaning "I founded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundara | I founded |
| Tú | fundaras | you founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundara | s/he founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundáramos | we founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundarais | you (plural) founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundaran | they founded |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "fundare", meaning "I will found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fundare | I will found |
| Tú | fundares | you will found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fundare | s/he will found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundáremos | we will found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundareis | you (plural) will found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fundaren | they will found |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya fundado", meaning "I have founded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya fundado | I have founded |
| Tú | hayas fundado | you have founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya fundado | s/he has founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos fundado | we have founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis fundado | you (plural) have founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan fundado | they have founded |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera fundado", meaning "I had founded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera fundado | I had founded |
| Tú | hubieras fundado | you had founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera fundado | s/he had founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos fundado | we had founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais fundado | you (plural) had founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran fundado | they had founded |
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Fundar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere fundado", meaning "I will have founded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere fundado | I will have founded |
| Tú | hubieres fundado | you will have founded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere fundado | s/he will have founded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos fundado | we will have founded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis fundado | you (plural) will have founded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren fundado | they will have founded |
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Fundar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "funde", meaning "(to you formal) found!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | funda | (to you) found! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funde | (to you formal) found! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fundemos | let's found! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fundad | (to you plural) found! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funden | (to you plural formal) found! |
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Fundar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no funde", meaning "(to you formal) don't found!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no fundes | (to you) don't found! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no funde | (to you formal) don't found! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no fundemos | let's not found! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no fundéis | (to you plural) don't found! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no funden | (to you plural formal) don't found! |
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Frequently asked questions about Fundar
Is fundar a regular or irregular verb?
Fundar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate fundar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), fundar is conjugated as: yo fundo, tú fundas, él/ella/usted funda, nosotros fundamos, vosotros fundáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fundan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate fundar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), fundar is conjugated as: yo fundé, tú fundaste, él/ella/usted fundó, nosotros fundamos, vosotros fundasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fundaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate fundar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), fundar is conjugated as: yo fundaba, tú fundabas, él/ella/usted fundaba, nosotros fundábamos, vosotros fundabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes fundaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate fundar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), fundar is conjugated as: yo fundaré, tú fundarás, él/ella/usted fundará, nosotros fundaremos, vosotros fundaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fundarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate fundar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), fundar is conjugated as: yo funde, tú fundes, él/ella/usted funde, nosotros fundemos, vosotros fundéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes funden. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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