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Encontrar (to find) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of encontrar (to find) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Encontrar (to find) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 43: Pedir y dar direcciones. (Asking for and giving directions)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Encontrar (to find) Encontrando (Finding) Encontrado (Found)

Encontrar (to find): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) encuentro I find
(tú) encuentras you find
(él/ella) encuentra he/she finds
(nosotros/nosotras) encontramos we find
(vosotros/vosotras) encontráis You find
(ellos/ellas) encuentran they find

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he encontrado I have found
(tú) has encontrado you have found
(él/ella) ha encontrado he/she has found
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos encontrado we have found
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis encontrado You have found
(ellos/ellas) han encontrado They have found

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) subjuntivo_presente I find
(tú) encuentre You find
(él/ella) encuentres he/she finds
(nosotros/nosotras) encuentre we find
(vosotros/vosotras) encontremos you find
(ellos/ellas) encontréis they find

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya encontrado I have found
(tú) hayas encontrado you have found
(él/ella) haya encontrado he has found/she has found
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos encontrado we have found
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis encontrado You have found
(ellos/ellas) hayan encontrado they have found

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) encontraba I was finding
(tú) encontrabas You were finding
(él/ella) encontraba he/she found
(nosotros/nosotras) encontrábamos we found
(vosotros/vosotras) encontrabais you found
(ellos/ellas) encontraban they found

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había encontrado I had found
(tú) habías encontrado you had found
(él/ella) había encontrado he/she had found
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos encontrado we had found
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais encontrado you had found
(ellos/ellas) habían encontrado They had found

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) encontrara/encontrase I found
(tú) encontraras/encontrases you found
(él/ella) encontrara/encontrase he/she found
(nosotros/nosotras) encontráramos/encontrásemos we found
(vosotros/vosotras) encontrarais/encontraseis You would find
(ellos/ellas) encontraran/encontrasen they found

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese encontrado I had found
(tú) hubieras/hubieses encontrado you had found
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese encontrado he/she had found
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos encontrado we had found
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis encontrado You would have found
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen encontrado they had found

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) encontré I found
(tú) encontraste You found
(él/ella) encontró he/she found
(nosotros/nosotras) encontramos We found
(vosotros/vosotras) encontrasteis you found
(ellos/ellas) encontraron they found

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube encontrado I had found
(tú) hubiste encontrado You had found
(él/ella) hubo encontrado he had found/she had found
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos encontrado we had found
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis encontrado You found
(ellos/ellas) hubieron encontrado they had found

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encontrare I will find
(tú) encontrares you will find
(él/ella) encontrare he/she will find
(nosotros/nosotras) encontráremos we will find
(vosotros/vosotras) encontrareis You will find
(ellos/ellas) encontraren they will find

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere encontrado I will have found
(tú) hubieres encontrado you would have found
(él/ella) hubiere encontrado he/she will have found
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos encontrado we will have found
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis encontrado You would have found
(ellos/ellas) hubieren encontrado they will have found

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encontraré I will find
(tú) encontrarás You will find
(él/ella) encontrará he/she will find
(nosotros/nosotras) encontraremos we will find
(vosotros/vosotras) encontraréis You will find
(ellos/ellas) encontrarán they will find

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré encontrado I will have found
(tú) habrás encontrado you will have found
(él/ella) habrá encontrado he/she will have found
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos encontrado we will have found
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis encontrado You will have found
(ellos/ellas) habrán encontrado they will have found
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
N/A You find
¡Encuentra! Find!
¡Encuentre! Find!
¡Encontremos! Let's find!
¡Encontrad! Find!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No encuentres! You do not find!
¡No encuentre! Do not find!
¡No encontremos! Let's not find.
¡No encontréis! You all do not find
¡No encuentren! They should not find

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) encontraría I would find
(tú) encontrarías You would find
(él/ella) encontraría he/she would find
(nosotros/nosotras) encontraríamos we would find
(vosotros/vosotras) encontraríais You would find
(ellos/ellas) encontrarían they would find

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría encontrado I would have found
(tú) habrías encontrado you would have found
(él/ella) habría encontrado he/she would have found
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos encontrado we would have found
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais encontrado You would have found
(ellos/ellas) habrían encontrado they would have found

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We find the park and return.
Nosotros encontramos el parque y volvemos.
2. Do you (plural) find the station on the left?
¿vosotros encontráis la estación a la izquierda?
3. I find the information office nearby.
Yo encuentro la oficina de información cerca.
4. We will find the recipe in the kitchen.
Nosotros encontraremos la receta en la cocina.
5. You will find the pharmacy near the hospital.
Vosotros encontraréis la farmacia cerca del hospital.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They found the car at the petrol station.
Ellos encontraban el coche en la gasolinera.
2. They have found the restaurant.
Han encontrado el restaurante.
3. She found the film very interesting.
Ella encontró la película muy interesante.
4. Did you find the restaurant in the city?
¿encontraste el restaurante en la ciudad?
5. I found the book in the library.
Yo encontraba el libro en la biblioteca.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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encontrarais/encontraseis, encuentre, encontráramos/encontrásemos, encontrara/encontrase

1.
Es posible que tú ...s la tienda en esa calle.
(It is possible that you find the shop on that street.)
2.
Si ... la llave, podría entrar.
(If he/she/it were to find the key, he/she/it could enter.)
3.
Si nosotros ... la gasolinera, podríamos llenar el tanque.
(If we found the petrol station, we could fill the tank.)
4.
Si vosotros ... el restaurante, podríais comer.
(If you were to find the restaurant, you could eat.)
5.
Si él ... su coche, podría conducir.
(If he were to find his car, he could drive.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If we had found the bakery, we would have bought bread.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos encontrado la panadería, habríamos comprado pan.
2. He had found the police station on the map.
Él hubo encontrado la estación de policía en el mapa.
3. They had found the bar open.
Ellos hubieron encontrado el bar abierto.
4. If you had found the train station, you would have traveled soon.
Si hubierais/hubieseis encontrado la estación de tren, habríais viajado pronto.
5. I would have found the library if I had had more time.
Yo habría encontrado la biblioteca si hubiera tenido más tiempo.