
encontrar Future Conjugation
encontrar — to find
The future of encontrar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
encontrar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict where something will be found or to express certainty about finding a solution.
Notes on encontrar in the Future
Encontrar is regular in the future. No stem changes occur.
Example Sentences
Estoy seguro de que encontraré una solución.
I am sure I will find a solution.
yo
¿Crees que encontrarán el tesoro?
Do you think they will find the treasure?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana encontraremos los resultados.
Tomorrow we will find the results.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encuentraré
Correct: encontraré
Why: Applying the present tense stem change to the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encuentro
Encontrar undergoes an o-to-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: encontré
Encontrar is completely regular in the preterite; the o-to-ue stem change does not happen here.
Imperfect
yo: encontraba
Encontrar is regular in the imperfect: encontraba, encontrabas, encontraba, encontrábamos, encontrabais, encontraban.
Conditional
yo: encontraría
The conditional of encontrar is regular: encontraría, encontrarías, encontraría, encontraríamos, encontraríais, encontrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encuentre
The present subjunctive of encontrar follows the o-to-ue stem change except for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encontrara
The imperfect subjunctive of encontrar is regular: encontrara, encontraras, encontrara, encontráramos, encontrarais, encontraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encuentra
The imperative of encontrar uses the stem-changed 'encuentra' for tú and 'encuentre' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encuentres
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no encuentres, no encuentre, no encontremos.