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fomentar

to promote

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The Spanish verb fomentar means to promote.

Present tense:

yofomento
fomentas
él/ella/ustedfomenta
nosotrosfomentamos
vosotrosfomentáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentaran
yofomentara
fomentaras
vosotrosfomentarais
nosotrosfomentáramos
él/ella/ustedfomentara

The imperfect subjunctive forms like fomentara or fomentase express hypothetical past situations or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomenten
yofomente
fomentes
vosotrosfomentéis
nosotrosfomentemos
él/ella/ustedfomente

Fomente, fomentemos, fomenten are the present subjunctive forms used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

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imperative

negative

no fomentes
vosotrosno fomentéis
ustedesno fomenten
nosotrosno fomentemos
ustedno fomente

No fomentes, no fomente, no fomentemos, no fomentéis, no fomenten are the negative commands using the present subjunctive.

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affirmative

fomenta
vosotrosfomentad
ustedesfomenten
nosotrosfomentemos
ustedfomente

Fomenta, fomente, fomentemos, fomentad, fomenten are the imperative forms to use for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentarían
yofomentaría
fomentarías
vosotrosfomentaríais
nosotrosfomentaríamos
él/ella/ustedfomentaría

Fomentaría, fomentarías, fomentaría, fomentaríamos, fomentaríais, fomentarían express hypothetical promotion ('would promote').

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentaron
yofomenté
fomentaste
vosotrosfomentasteis
nosotrosfomentamos
él/ella/ustedfomentó

Fomenté, fomentaste, fomentó, fomentamos, fomentasteis, fomentaron are the regular preterite forms for completed past actions.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentaban
yofomentaba
fomentabas
vosotrosfomentabais
nosotrosfomentábamos
él/ella/ustedfomentaba

Fomentaba, fomentabas, fomentaba, fomentábamos, fomentabais, fomentaban describe ongoing or habitual past promotion.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentan
yofomento
fomentas
vosotrosfomentáis
nosotrosfomentamos
él/ella/ustedfomenta

Fomento, fomentas, fomenta, fomentamos, fomentáis, fomentan are the present indicative forms for current or habitual actions.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesfomentarán
yofomentaré
fomentarás
vosotrosfomentaréis
nosotrosfomentaremos
él/ella/ustedfomentará

Fomentaré, fomentarás, fomentará, fomentaremos, fomentaréis, fomentarán are the future tense forms for actions that will happen.

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