fundar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fundar — to found
Imperative commands for fundar: funda (tú), funde (usted), fundemos (nosotros), funden (ustedes), fundad (vosotros).
fundar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or make requests. For 'fundar,' you might tell someone to establish or found something.
Notes on fundar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative forms of 'fundar' are regular for an -ar verb. Remember the 'vosotros' form 'fundad' ends in -d.
Example Sentences
¡Funda una nueva organización!
Found a new organization!
tú
Por favor, funde la empresa con cuidado.
Please, found the company with care.
usted
¡Fundemos un club de lectura!
Let's found a book club!
nosotros
¡Fundad vuestro propio negocio!
Found your own business!
vosotros
¡Funden una asociación de vecinos!
Found a neighborhood association!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'funda', not 'fundas'.
Why: The 'tú' imperative of regular -ar verbs is formed by dropping the -ar and adding -a.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' imperative is 'fundad', not 'funda'.
Why: The rule for 'vosotros' imperative is to drop the 'r' from the infinitive and add 'd'.
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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.
Future
yo: fundaré
The future tense of fundar: fundaré, fundarás, fundará, fundaremos, fundaréis, fundarán.
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.
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).