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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 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/she has found
nosotros/nosotras hayamos encontrado We have found
vosotros/vosotras hayáis encontrado you all have found
ellos/ellas hayan encontrado they have found

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo encontraba I was finding
tú encontrabas You found
él/ella encontraba he/she was finding
nosotros/nosotras encontrábamos we found
vosotros/vosotras encontrabais You all used to find
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 would find
él/ella encontrara/encontrase he/she would find
nosotros/nosotras encontráramos/encontrásemos we found
vosotros/vosotras encontrarais/encontraseis You all would find
ellos/ellas encontraran/encontrasen they would find

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese encontrado I would have found
tú hubieras/hubieses encontrado You would have found
él/ella hubiera/hubiese encontrado he had found
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos encontrado we would have 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
nosotros/nosotras hubimos encontrado we had found
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis encontrado You all had 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 would find
vosotros/vosotras encontrareis you will find
ellos/ellas encontraren they would find

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere encontrado I will have found
tú hubieres encontrado you will have found
él/ella hubiere encontrado he/she will have found
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos encontrado we will have found
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis encontrado you will 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 (plural) 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 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 all 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 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 pizzeria in the centre.
Nosotros encontramos la pizzería en el centro.
2. You find the car in the parking lot.
Vosotros encontráis el coche en el estacionamiento.
3. I find the bicycle in the park.
Yo encuentro la bicicleta en el parque.
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.