How to conjugate encontrar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

encontrar
to find
regular verb

Encontrar means to discover or come upon something or someone, often after searching or looking for it. It is used in contexts of locating objects, people, or abstract concepts.

How to conjugate encontrar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
encontré
encontraste
Él / Ella / Usted
encontró
Nosotros / Nosotras
encontramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
encontrasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
encontraron

Examples of encontrar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer encontré mis llaves perdidas.
Yesterday I found my lost keys.
¿Encontraste tu libro?
Did you find your book?
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella encontró una solución rápida.
She found a quick solution.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Encontramos un buen restaurante.
We found a good restaurant.
Vosotros / Vosotras
¿Encontrasteis las entradas?
Did you all find the tickets?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos encontraron la respuesta correcta.
They found the correct answer.

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Ayer encontré mis llaves perdidas.

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