haber encontrado

to have found

→ haber

phrase Very common #1,417

to have found Used with another verb or expression to talk about a past action completed before something else, often in perfect infinitive constructions like 'must have found.'

SP: Debe haber encontrado la solución ya.

EN: He must have found the solution already.

Creí haber encontrado una solución para mi problema.

I thought I had found a solution to my problem.

Tom cree haber encontrado la Atlántida.

Tom believes he has found Atlantis.

Lo deben haber encontrado y traído de vuelta.

They must have found him and brought him back.

— Broker (2022)

Nos podríamos haber encontrado.

We could have run into each other.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Me sentía feliz al haber encontrado a mi digno sucesor.

I felt happy to have found my worthy successor.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Así de convencida estoy de haber encontrado a su dueño.

I am so convinced that I have found its owner.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

George jura haber encontrado una con sabor a mocos.

George swears he found one that tastes like snot.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Todos los demás deben haber encontrado su propio camino.

Everyone else must have found their own way.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Debió de haber encontrado un mejor trabajo.

He should have found a better job.

— Parásitos (2019)

Después de haber encontrado su número de teléfono, él la llamó.

After finding her phone number, he called her.