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Spanish verb conjugation
encontrar
to find
verb
irregular
Word 174 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate encontrar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | encuentro I find / I am finding | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encuentras you find / you are finding | |
| él/ella | encuentra he/she finds / he/she is finding / you find (formal) / you are finding (formal) | |
| nosotros | encontramos we find / we are finding | |
| ellos/ellas | encuentran they find / they are finding / you all find / you all are finding |
Preterite
| yo | encontré I found | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encontraste you found | |
| él/ella | encontró he/she found / you found (formal) | |
| nosotros | encontramos we found | |
| ellos/ellas | encontraron they found / you all found |
Imperfect
| yo | encontraba I was finding / I used to find | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encontrabas you were finding / you used to find | |
| él/ella | encontraba he/she was finding / he/she used to find / you were finding (formal) / you used to find (formal) | |
| nosotros | encontrábamos we were finding / we used to find | |
| ellos/ellas | encontraban they were finding / they used to find / you all were finding / you all used to find |
Future
| yo | encontraré I will find | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encontrarás you will find | |
| él/ella | encontrará he/she will find / you will find (formal) | |
| nosotros | encontraremos we will find | |
| ellos/ellas | encontrarán they will find / you all will find |
In a sentence
No encuentro mi teléfono por ninguna parte.
I can't find my phone anywhere.
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