was
My wife was there.
Le hablaba a cualquiera con quien se encontraba.
He would talk to anyone he met.
Lo último que supe es que Tom se encontraba pescando en Canadá.
The last I heard was that Tom was fishing in Canada.
La cima de la colina se encontraba vacía.
The top of the hill was empty.
Tom no conocía dónde se encontraba su familia.
Tom didn't know where his family was.
El avión se encontraba en el ojo de la tormenta.
The plane was in the eye of the storm.
Dice que se bajaron del tren en Osaka porque mamá no se encontraba bien.
She says they got off the train in Osaka because Mom wasn't feeling well.
— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)
Ha cerrado la tienda, se encontraba mal.
He closed the shop; he was feeling unwell.
— El médico de Budapest (2020)