Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encuentro | |
| tú | encuentras | |
| él / ella / usted | encuentra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encuentran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encontré | |
| tú | encontraste | |
| él / ella / usted | encontró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encontraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encontraba | |
| tú | encontrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | encontraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encontraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encontraré | |
| tú | encontrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | encontrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encontrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encontraría | |
| tú | encontrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | encontraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encontrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encuentre | |
| tú | encuentres | |
| él / ella / usted | encuentre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encontremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encontréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encuentren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to meet
- to find, encounter, come across
- (reflexive) to meet, bump into
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations