Conjugation of the French verb fonder
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb fonder, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| fonder | to found | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je fonde | I found | |
| tu fondes | you found | |
| il fonde | he founds | |
| elle fonde | she founds | |
| nous fondons | we found | |
| vous fondez | you found | |
| ils fondent | they found | |
| elles fondent | they found | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je fondais | I was founding | |
| tu fondais | you were founding | |
| il fondait | he was founding | |
| elle fondait | she was founding | |
| nous fondions | we were founding | |
| vous fondiez | you were founding | |
| ils fondaient | they were founding | |
| elles fondaient | they were founding | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je fondai | I founded | |
| tu fondas | you founded | |
| il fonda | he founded | |
| elle fonda | she founded | |
| nous fondâmes | we founded | |
| vous fondâtes | you founded | |
| ils fondèrent | they founded | |
| elles fondèrent | they founded | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai fondé | I have founded | |
| tu as fondé | you have founded | |
| il a fondé | he has founded | |
| elle a fondé | she has founded | |
| nous avons fondé | we have founded | |
| vous avez fondé | you have founded | |
| ils ont fondé | they have founded | |
| elles ont fondé | they have founded | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais fondé | I had founded | |
| tu avais fondé | you had founded | |
| il avait fondé | he had founded | |
| elle avait fondé | she had founded | |
| nous avions fondé | we had founded | |
| vous aviez fondé | you had founded | |
| ils avaient fondé | they had founded | |
| elles avaient fondé | they had founded | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je fonderai | I will found | |
| tu fonderas | you will found | |
| il fondera | he will found | |
| elle fondera | she will found | |
| nous fonderons | we will found | |
| vous fonderez | you will found | |
| ils fonderont | they will found | |
| elles fonderont | they will found | |
| Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurai fondé | I will have founded | |
| tu auras fondé | you will have founded | |
| il aura fondé | he will have founded | |
| elle aura fondé | she will have founded | |
| nous aurons fondé | we will have founded | |
| vous aurez fondé | you will have founded | |
| ils auront fondé | they will have founded | |
| elles auront fondé | they will have founded | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je fonderais | I would found | |
| tu fonderais | you would found | |
| il fonderait | he would found | |
| elle fonderait | she would found | |
| nous fonderions | we would found | |
| vous fonderiez | you would found | |
| ils fonderaient | they would found | |
| elles fonderaient | they would found | |
| Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais fondé | I would have founded | |
| tu aurais fondé | you would have founded | |
| il aurait fondé | he would have founded | |
| elle aurait fondé | she would have founded | |
| nous aurions fondé | we would have founded | |
| vous auriez fondé | you would have founded | |
| ils auraient fondé | they would have founded | |
| elles auraient fondé | they would have founded | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je fonde | (... that) I found | |
| (... que) tu fondes | (... that) you found | |
| (... que) il fonde | (... that) he founds | |
| (... que) elle fonde | (... that) she founds | |
| (... que) nous fondions | (... that) we found | |
| (... que) vous fondiez | (... that) you found | |
| (... que) ils fondent | (... that) they found | |
| (... que) elles fondent | (... that) they found | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je fondasse | (... that) I was founding | |
| (... que) tu fondasses | (... that) you were founding | |
| (... que) il fondât | (... that) he was founding | |
| (... que) elle fondât | (... that) she was founding | |
| (... que) nous fondassions | (... that) we were founding | |
| (... que) vous fondassiez | (... that) you were founding | |
| (... que) ils fondassent | (... that) they were founding | |
| (... que) elles fondassent | (... that) they were founding | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| fonde | Ground | |
| fondons | Let's found | |
| fondez | Ground | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| fondant | founding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| fondé | founded | |
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