Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Encontrarse in Spanish
To find (oneself) Irregular Verb Top 100
At a glance: Encontrarse (to find (oneself)) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me encuentro, te encuentras, se encuentra, nos encontramos, os encontráis, se encuentran. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Encontrarse
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Present
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Future
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Encontrarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Encontrarse
- Imperative tenses of Encontrarse
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Encontrarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Encontrarse is the Spanish verb for "to find (oneself)". It is an irregular reflexive verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to encontrarse include: verse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | encontrarse | to find (oneself) |
| Past participle | encontrado | found |
| Gerund | encontrando | finding |
Indicative Tenses of Encontrarse
Encontrarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of encontrarse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "me encuentro", meaning "I find".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encuentro | I find |
| Tú | te encuentras | you find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encuentra | s/he finds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontramos | we find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontráis | you (plural) find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encuentran | they find |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of encontrarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me encontré", meaning "I found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontré | I found |
| Tú | te encontraste | you found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontró | s/he found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontramos | we found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontrasteis | you (plural) found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontraron | they found |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of encontrarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me encontraba", meaning "I used to find".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontraba | I used to find |
| Tú | te encontrabas | you used to find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontraba | s/he used to find |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontrábamos | we used to find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontrabais | you (plural) used to find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontraban | they used to find |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of encontrarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy encontrando", meaning "I am finding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy encontrando | I am finding |
| Tú | te estás encontrando | you are finding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está encontrando | s/he is finding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos encontrando | we are finding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis encontrando | you (plural) are finding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están encontrando | they are finding |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of encontrarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a encontrar", meaning "I am going to find".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a encontrar | I am going to find |
| Tú | te vas a encontrar | you are going to find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a encontrar | s/he is going to find |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a encontrar | we are going to find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a encontrar | you (plural) are going to find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a encontrar | they are going to find |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of encontrarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me encontraré", meaning "I will find".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontraré | I will find |
| Tú | te encontrarás | you will find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontrará | s/he will find |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontraremos | we will find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontraréis | you (plural) will find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontrarán | they will find |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of encontrarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me encontraría", meaning "I would find".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontraría | I would find |
| Tú | te encontrarías | you would find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontraría | s/he would find |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontraríamos | we would find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontraríais | you (plural) would find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontrarían | they would find |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of encontrarse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "me he encontrado", meaning "I have found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he encontrado | I have found |
| Tú | te has encontrado | you have found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha encontrado | s/he has found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos encontrado | we have found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis encontrado | you (plural) have found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han encontrado | they have found |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of encontrarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había encontrado", meaning "I had found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había encontrado | I had found |
| Tú | te habías encontrado | you had found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había encontrado | s/he had found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos encontrado | we had found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais encontrado | you (plural) had found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían encontrado | they had found |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of encontrarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré encontrado", meaning "I will have found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré encontrado | I will have found |
| Tú | te habrás encontrado | you will have found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá encontrado | s/he will have found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos encontrado | we will have found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis encontrado | you (plural) will have found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán encontrado | they will have found |
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Encontrarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of encontrarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría encontrado", meaning "I would have found".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría encontrado | I would have found |
| Tú | te habrías encontrado | you would have found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría encontrado | s/he would have found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos encontrado | we would have found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais encontrado | you (plural) would have found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían encontrado | they would have found |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Encontrarse
Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "me encuentre", meaning "I find".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encuentre | I find |
| Tú | te encuentres | you find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encuentre | s/he finds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontremos | we find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontréis | you (plural) find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encuentren | they find |
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Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "me encontrara", meaning "I found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontrara | I found |
| Tú | te encontraras | you found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontrara | s/he found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontráramos | we found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontrarais | you (plural) found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontraran | they found |
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Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "me encontrare", meaning "I will find".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me encontrare | I will find |
| Tú | te encontrares | you will find |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se encontrare | s/he will find |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos encontráremos | we will find |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os encontrareis | you (plural) will find |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se encontraren | they will find |
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Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "me haya encontrado", meaning "I have found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya encontrado | I have found |
| Tú | te hayas encontrado | you have found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya encontrado | s/he has found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos encontrado | we have found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis encontrado | you (plural) have found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan encontrado | they have found |
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Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "me hubiera encontrado", meaning "I had found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera encontrado | I had found |
| Tú | te hubieras encontrado | you had found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera encontrado | s/he had found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos encontrado | we had found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais encontrado | you (plural) had found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran encontrado | they had found |
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Encontrarse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "me hubiere encontrado", meaning "I will have found".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere encontrado | I will have found |
| Tú | te hubieres encontrado | you will have found |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere encontrado | s/he will have found |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos encontrado | we will have found |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis encontrado | you (plural) will have found |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren encontrado | they will have found |
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Imperative Tenses of Encontrarse
Encontrarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "encuéntrese", meaning "(to you formal) find!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | encuéntrate | (to you) find! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encuéntrese | (to you formal) find! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encontrémonos | let's find! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encóntraos | (to you plural) find! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encuéntrense | (to you plural formal) find! |
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Encontrarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se encuentre", meaning "(to you formal) don't find!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te encuentres | (to you) don't find! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se encuentre | (to you formal) don't find! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos encontremos | let's not find! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os encontréis | (to you plural) don't find! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se encuentren | (to you plural formal) don't find! |
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Frequently asked questions about Encontrarse
Is encontrarse a regular or irregular verb?
Encontrarse is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate encontrarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), encontrarse is conjugated as: yo me encuentro, tú te encuentras, él/ella/usted se encuentra, nosotros nos encontramos, vosotros os encontráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se encuentran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate encontrarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), encontrarse is conjugated as: yo me encontré, tú te encontraste, él/ella/usted se encontró, nosotros nos encontramos, vosotros os encontrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se encontraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate encontrarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), encontrarse is conjugated as: yo me encontraba, tú te encontrabas, él/ella/usted se encontraba, nosotros nos encontrábamos, vosotros os encontrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se encontraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate encontrarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), encontrarse is conjugated as: yo me encontraré, tú te encontrarás, él/ella/usted se encontrará, nosotros nos encontraremos, vosotros os encontraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se encontrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate encontrarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), encontrarse is conjugated as: yo me encuentre, tú te encuentres, él/ella/usted se encuentre, nosotros nos encontremos, vosotros os encontréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se encuentren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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