haber encontrado

to have found

→ haber

phrase Very common #1,400

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.

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

After finding her phone number, he called her.

Me sentía feliz al haber encontrado a mi digno sucesor.

I felt happy to have found my worthy successor.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Lo deben haber encontrado y traído de vuelta.

They must have found him and brought him back.

— Broker (2022)

Debió de haber encontrado un mejor trabajo.

He should have found a better job.

— Parásitos (2019)

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)

Nos podríamos haber encontrado.

We could have run into each other.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Todos los demás deben haber encontrado su propio camino.

Everyone else must have found their own way.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Tom cree haber encontrado la Atlántida.

Tom believes he has found Atlantis.

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)

Creí haber encontrado una solución para mi problema.

I thought I had found a solution to my problem.