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yo encontraba

was finding, used to find, found

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encontr find + aba 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #34,200
was finding, used to find In these examples, it is the imperfect form of encontrar.
SP: Encontraba las llaves en el cajón.
EN: I used to find the keys in the drawer.
was finding, found With an object or person, encontrar commonly means “to find.”
SP: No encontraba mi teléfono.
EN: I couldn’t find my phone.
Conjugation of encontrar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First encontraba —
Third encontraba encontraban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First encontraba encontráramos
Third encontraba encontraban

Su marido la abandonó porque siempre encontraba fantasmas en su casa.

Her husband left her because he always found ghosts in his house.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Cada vez que iba a verle, lo encontraba en el trabajo.

Every time I went to see him, I found him at work.

No encontraba cómo salir de aquí.

I couldn't find a way out of here.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Tom no encontraba un buen lugar donde esconder la llave.

Tom couldn't find a good place to hide the key.

Él trató de resolver el problema que encontraba muy difícil.

He tried to solve the problem, which he found very difficult.

Él se lavaba donde encontraba agua.

He would wash himself wherever he found water.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

No te encontraba.

I couldn't find you.

— Espantoso (2026)

No encontraba las palabras para expresarme.

I couldn't find the words to express myself.

Sami no encontraba su teléfono.

Sami couldn't find their phone.

Tampoco podía vender fácilmente todo lo que encontraba en Rubricum.

I couldn't easily sell everything I found in Rubricum either.