encontrar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
encontrar — to find
The present subjunctive of encontrar follows the o-to-ue stem change except for nosotros and vosotros.
encontrar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, such as 'Espero que encuentres...'.
Notes on encontrar in the Present Subjunctive
It follows the same stem-changing pattern as the present indicative (o-to-ue in the 'boot' forms).
Example Sentences
Espero que encuentres lo que buscas.
I hope you find what you are looking for.
tú
Dudo que ellos encuentren el hotel sin GPS.
I doubt they will find the hotel without GPS.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que encontremos una respuesta pronto.
It is important that we find an answer soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo encontre
Correct: que yo encuentre
Why: Forgetting the stem change in the subjunctive.
Mistake: que encontruemos
Correct: que encontremos
Why: Incorrectly adding a stem change to the nosotros form.
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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.
Future
yo: encontraré
The future of encontrar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: encontraría
The conditional of encontrar is regular: encontraría, encontrarías, encontraría, encontraríamos, encontraríais, encontrarían.
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.