Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomento | |
| tú | fomentas | |
| él / ella / usted | fomenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomenté | |
| tú | fomentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | fomentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomentaba | |
| tú | fomentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | fomentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomentaré | |
| tú | fomentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | fomentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomentaría | |
| tú | fomentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | fomentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fomente | |
| tú | fomentes | |
| él / ella / usted | fomente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fomentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fomentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fomenten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to foster, encourage, promote, advance
- to feed, nourish
- to provide
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations