fundar Future Conjugation
fundar — to found
The future tense of fundar: fundaré, fundarás, fundará, fundaremos, fundaréis, fundarán.
fundar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions of founding that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present, like 'He probably founds companies' (meaning, he likely does it often).
Notes on fundar in the Future
'Fundar' is regular in the future tense. The future stem is the infinitive ('fundar-'), and you add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Yo fundaré mi propia empresa algún día.
I will found my own company someday.
yo
¿Tú fundarás una colonia en Marte?
Will you found a colony on Mars?
tú
Ella fundará una organización sin fines de lucro.
She will found a non-profit organization.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros fundaremos una nueva sociedad.
We will found a new society.
nosotros
Ellos fundarán la ciudad en ese valle.
They will found the city in that valley.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'fundaré' for 'I will found', not 'fundo'.
Why: The present tense describes current or habitual actions, not future ones.
Mistake: Confusing future endings with conditional endings.
Correct: The future ending for 'yo' is '-é' (fundaré), not '-ía' (fundaría).
Why: The conditional tense expresses 'would', while the future expresses 'will'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fundo
The present tense of fundar: fundo, fundas, funda, fundamos, fundáis, fundan.
Preterite
yo: fundé
The preterite of fundar is regular: fundé, fundaste, fundó, fundamos, fundasteis, fundaron.
Imperfect
yo: fundaba
The imperfect tense of fundar: fundaba, fundabas, fundaba, fundábamos, fundabais, fundaban.
Conditional
yo: fundaría
The conditional of fundar: fundaría, fundarías, fundaría, fundaríamos, fundaríais, fundarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: funde
The present subjunctive of fundar (funde, fundes, fundemos, funden, fundéis) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fundara
The imperfect subjunctive of fundar (fundara/fundase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: funda
Imperative commands for fundar: funda (tú), funde (usted), fundemos (nosotros), funden (ustedes), fundad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fundes
Negative commands for fundar use the present subjunctive: no fundes (tú), no funde (usted), no fundemos (nosotros), no funden (ustedes), no fundéis (vosotros).