Conjugate fomentar in Spanish

to promote

fomentar is a regular -ar verb ranked #582 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El gobierno quiere fomentar la educación en las zonas rurales." (The government wants to promote education in rural areas.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomento
fomentas
él/ella/Ud. fomenta
nosotros fomentamos
vosotros fomentáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomentan
Example

Este programa fomenta la creatividad entre los jóvenes.

This program promotes creativity among young people.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomenté
fomentaste
él/ella/Ud. fomentó
nosotros fomentamos
vosotros fomentasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomentaron
Example

Ayer yo fomenté.

Yesterday I promote.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomentaba
fomentabas
él/ella/Ud. fomentaba
nosotros fomentábamos
vosotros fomentabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomentaban
Example

Antes yo fomentaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to promote often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomentaré
fomentarás
él/ella/Ud. fomentará
nosotros fomentaremos
vosotros fomentaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomentarán
Example

Mañana yo fomentaré.

Tomorrow I will promote.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomentaría
fomentarías
él/ella/Ud. fomentaría
nosotros fomentaríamos
vosotros fomentaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomentarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo fomentaría.

If I could, I would promote.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fomente
fomentes
él/ella/Ud. fomente
nosotros fomentemos
vosotros fomentéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomenten
Example

Espero que tú fomentes.

I hope that you promote.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
fomenta
él/ella/Ud. fomente
nosotros fomentemos
vosotros fomentad
ellos/ellas/Uds. fomenten
Example

Este programa fomenta la creatividad entre los jóvenes.

This program promotes creativity among young people.

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