fundir Preterite Conjugation
fundir — to melt
The preterite of fundir is regular: fundí, fundiste, fundió, fundimos, fundisteis, fundieron.
fundir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past. If you melted metal yesterday, you'd say 'Fundí el metal ayer'. It focuses on the action finishing.
Notes on fundir in the Preterite
Fundir is fully regular in the preterite tense. The nosotros form 'fundimos' is identical to the present tense; context will clarify which is meant.
Example Sentences
Fundí el chocolate para hacer postre.
I melted the chocolate to make dessert.
yo
¿Fundiste la mantequilla en la sartén?
Did you melt the butter in the pan?
tú
Él fundió el plomo sin problemas.
He melted the lead without problems.
él/ella/usted
Ellos fundieron las monedas para reciclarlas.
They melted the coins to recycle them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single completed action.
Correct: For a specific, finished action like melting something at a point in time, use the preterite: 'Fundí' not 'fundía'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not completed ones.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'yo' form.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'fundí', with an accent on the 'i'.
Why: The accent is crucial for identifying the preterite 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fundo
The present tense of fundir is regular: fundo, fundes, funde, fundimos, fundís, funden.
Imperfect
yo: fundía
The imperfect tense of fundir is regular: fundía, fundías, fundía, fundíamos, fundíais, fundían.
Future
yo: fundiré
The future tense of fundir is regular: fundiré, fundirás, fundirá, fundiremos, fundiréis, fundirán.
Conditional
yo: fundiría
The conditional tense of fundir is regular: fundiría, fundirías, fundiría, fundiríamos, fundiríais, fundirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: funda
The present subjunctive of fundir: funda, fundas, fundamos, fundáis, fundan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fundiera
The imperfect subjunctive of fundir (-ra form): fundiera, fundieras, fundiera, fundiéramos, fundierais, fundieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: funde
The imperative of fundir uses specific command forms: funde (tú), funda (usted), fundamos (nosotros), fundid (vosotros), fundan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fundas
Negative commands for fundir use the present subjunctive: no fundas (tú), no funda (usted), no fundamos (nosotros), no fundáis (vosotros), no fundan (ustedes).