was
Tom no conocía dónde se encontraba su familia.
Tom didn't know where his family was.
La cima de la colina se encontraba vacía.
The top of the hill was empty.
My wife was there.
¿Puede describir la situación en la que se encontraba?
Can you describe the situation you were in?
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)
El avión se encontraba en el ojo de la tormenta.
The plane was in the eye of the storm.
Lo último que supe es que Tom se encontraba pescando en Canadá.
The last I heard was that Tom was fishing in Canada.
Ha cerrado la tienda, se encontraba mal.
He closed the shop; he was feeling unwell.
— Zárójelentés (2020)
Le hablaba a cualquiera con quien se encontraba.
He would talk to anyone he met.