French reference
fonder
to found (an organization); to base on
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I found (an organization) |
| tu | you found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she founds (an organization) |
| nous | we found (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they found (an organization) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I founded (an organization); I have founded (an organization) |
| tu | you founded (an organization); you have founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she founded (an organization); he/she has founded (an organization) |
| nous | we founded (an organization); we have founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) founded (an organization); you (plural/formal) have founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they founded (an organization); they have founded (an organization) |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to found (an organization) |
| tu | you used to found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to found (an organization) |
| nous | we used to found (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they used to found (an organization) |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had founded (an organization) |
| tu | you had founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she had founded (an organization) |
| nous | we had founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they had founded (an organization) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will found (an organization) |
| tu | you will found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she will found (an organization) |
| nous | we will found (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they will found (an organization) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have founded (an organization) |
| tu | you will have founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have founded (an organization) |
| nous | we will have founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they will have founded (an organization) |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to found (an organization) |
| tu | you are going to found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to found (an organization) |
| nous | we are going to found (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they are going to found (an organization) |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just founded (an organization) |
| tu | you have just founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just founded (an organization) |
| nous | we have just founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they have just founded (an organization) |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I founded (an organization) |
| tu | you founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she founded (an organization) |
| nous | we founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they founded (an organization) |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had founded (an organization) |
| tu | you had founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she had founded (an organization) |
| nous | we had founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they had founded (an organization) |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would found (an organization) |
| tu | you would found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would found (an organization) |
| nous | we would found (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they would found (an organization) |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have founded (an organization) |
| tu | you would have founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have founded (an organization) |
| nous | we would have founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they would have founded (an organization) |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have founded (an organization) |
| tu | you would have founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have founded (an organization) |
| nous | we would have founded (an organization) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | they would have founded (an organization) |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I found (an organization) |
| tu | (that) you found (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she founds (an organization) |
| nous | (that) we found (an organization) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) found (an organization) |
| ils/elles | (that) they found (an organization) |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have founded (an organization) |
| tu | (that) you have founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has founded (an organization) |
| nous | (that) we have founded (an organization) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | (that) they have founded (an organization) |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I founded (an organization) |
| tu | (that) you founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she founded (an organization) |
| nous | (that) we founded (an organization) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | (that) they founded (an organization) |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had founded (an organization) |
| tu | (that) you had founded (an organization) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had founded (an organization) |
| nous | (that) we had founded (an organization) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had founded (an organization) |
| ils/elles | (that) they had founded (an organization) |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | found (an organization)! |
| nous | let's found (an organization)! |
| vous | found (an organization)! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have founded (an organization) by then! |
| nous | let's have founded (an organization) by then! |
| vous | have founded (an organization) by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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