fundar Preterite Conjugation
fundar — to found
The preterite of fundar is regular: fundé, fundaste, fundó, fundamos, fundasteis, fundaron.
fundar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite tense to talk about actions of founding something that were completed in the past and have a definite end. It's for specific events, like 'She founded the city in 1850'.
Notes on fundar in the Preterite
'Fundar' is a regular -ar verb, so all its preterite conjugations follow the standard pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo fundé la biblioteca del barrio en 1998.
I founded the neighborhood library in 1998.
yo
¿Cuándo fundaste tu empresa?
When did you found your company?
tú
Ella fundó la escuela hace veinte años.
She founded the school twenty years ago.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros fundamos el club de cine el mes pasado.
We founded the film club last month.
nosotros
Ellos fundaron un nuevo restaurante en el centro.
They founded a new restaurant downtown.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single event.
Correct: Use 'fundó' for 'She founded the city', not 'fundaba'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect is for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'fundé'.
Why: The accent on the 'é' is crucial to distinguish the preterite 'yo' form and indicates the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fundo
The present tense of fundar: fundo, fundas, funda, fundamos, fundáis, fundan.
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.
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).