Conjugación de encontrar encontrar (“to find”) is a Spanish verb. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate encontrar In the presente , encontrar runs: yo encuentro, tú encuentras, él/ella/usted encuentra, nosotros encontramos, vosotros encontráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encuentran. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
encontrar in a sentence In a sentence, encontrar looks like this: No encuentro mis llaves. (“I can't find my keys.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 15 tenses and moods of encontrar , grouped by CEFR level. The presente (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “encontrar” mean in Spanish? encontrar means “to find”.
Is encontrar regular or irregular? encontrar is an irregular Spanish verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate encontrar in the presente? yo encuentro, tú encuentras, él/ella/usted encuentra, nosotros encontramos, vosotros encontráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encuentran.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner yo encuentro tú encuentras él/ella/usted encuentra nosotros encontramos vosotros encontráis ellos/ellas/ustedes encuentran
No encuentro mis llaves. · I can't find my keys.
yo he encontrado tú has encontrado él/ella/usted ha encontrado nosotros hemos encontrado vosotros habéis encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes han encontrado
Por fin he encontrado el libro que buscaba. · I have finally found the book I was looking for.
A2 — Elementary yo encontré tú encontraste él/ella/usted encontró nosotros encontramos vosotros encontrasteis ellos/ellas/ustedes encontraron
Encontré un billete de veinte euros en la calle. · I found a twenty-euro bill on the street.
yo encontraba tú encontrabas él/ella/usted encontraba nosotros encontrábamos vosotros encontrabais ellos/ellas/ustedes encontraban
Me encontraba un poco enfermo esa semana. · I was feeling a little sick that week.
yo encontraré tú encontrarás él/ella/usted encontrará nosotros encontraremos vosotros encontraréis ellos/ellas/ustedes encontrarán
Encontraré la manera de solucionarlo. · I will find a way to solve it.
tú encuentra él/ella/usted encuentre nosotros encontremos vosotros encontrad ellos/ellas/ustedes encuentren
¡Encuentra tu pasión y síguela! · Find your passion and follow it!
B1 — Intermediate yo encuentre tú encuentres él/ella/usted encuentre nosotros encontremos vosotros encontréis ellos/ellas/ustedes encuentren
Espero que encuentre lo que busca. · I hope he finds what he is looking for.
yo había encontrado tú habías encontrado él/ella/usted había encontrado nosotros habíamos encontrado vosotros habíais encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes habían encontrado
Nunca había encontrado a nadie como tú. · I had never met anyone like you.
tú no encuentres él/ella/usted no encuentre nosotros no encontremos vosotros no encontréis ellos/ellas/ustedes no encuentren
No te encuentres con él, es una mala influencia. · Don't meet with him, he is a bad influence.
yo encontraría tú encontrarías él/ella/usted encontraría nosotros encontraríamos vosotros encontraríais ellos/ellas/ustedes encontrarían
Yo no encontraría la salida sin un mapa. · I would not find the way out without a map.
B2 — Upper Intermediate yo habré encontrado tú habrás encontrado él/ella/usted habrá encontrado nosotros habremos encontrado vosotros habréis encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes habrán encontrado
Para el mes que viene, ya habré encontrado un nuevo apartamento. · By next month, I will have already found a new apartment.
yo encontrara tú encontraras él/ella/usted encontrara nosotros encontráramos vosotros encontrarais ellos/ellas/ustedes encontraran
Si yo encontrara una lámpara mágica, pediría tres deseos. · If I found a magic lamp, I would ask for three wishes.
yo haya encontrado tú hayas encontrado él/ella/usted haya encontrado nosotros hayamos encontrado vosotros hayáis encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes hayan encontrado
Ojalá yo haya encontrado. · I hope I have found.
yo hubiera encontrado tú hubieras encontrado él/ella/usted hubiera encontrado nosotros hubiéramos encontrado vosotros hubierais encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran encontrado
Ojalá yo hubiera encontrado. · I wish I had found.
yo habría encontrado tú habrías encontrado él/ella/usted habría encontrado nosotros habríamos encontrado vosotros habríais encontrado ellos/ellas/ustedes habrían encontrado
Si hubiera buscado mejor, lo habría encontrado. · If I had looked better, I would have found it.
Memorize every form of "encontrar" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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