Robertson Mutawe, Rockside Primary School
No, “founded” is the past tense of “found”. The word “found” has different meanings. The past tense of “find” is “found”. To “find” means to discover, locate or identify something. To “found” is a present tense and means to start, set up or establish something.
Example:
1) Makerere University was founded in 1922 (founded as past tense of found).
2) Have you found your pen? (found as past tense of find)