Encontrar (to find) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Encontrar (to find) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Encontrar - Conjugation of to find in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Encontrar (to find) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Pedir y dar direcciones. (Asking for and giving directions)

Conjugation of to find in Pretérito anterior

yo hube encontrado I had found
tú hubiste encontrado You had found
él/ella hubo encontrado he had found
nosotros/nosotras hubimos encontrado we had found
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis encontrado You all had found
ellos/ellas hubieron encontrado they had found

Example phrases

Yo hube encontrado el libro en la biblioteca. I had found the book in the library.
Tú hubiste encontrado el restaurante antes de que yo llegara. You had found the restaurant before I arrived.
Él hubo encontrado la estación de policía en el mapa. He had found the police station on the map.
Nosotros hubimos encontrado la farmacia al lado del hospital. We had found the pharmacy next to the hospital.
Vosotros hubisteis encontrado el coche en el aparcamiento. You had found the car in the car park.
Ellos hubieron encontrado el bar abierto. They had found the bar open.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - encontrar (to find)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Encontrar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... el bar abierto.

Ellos hubieron encontrado el bar abierto.

(They had found the bar open.)

2. Yo ... el libro en la biblioteca.

Yo hube encontrado el libro en la biblioteca.

(I had found the book in the library.)

3. Tú ... el restaurante antes de que yo llegara.

Tú hubiste encontrado el restaurante antes de que yo llegara.

(You had found the restaurant before I arrived.)

4. Vosotros ... el coche en el aparcamiento.

Vosotros hubisteis encontrado el coche en el aparcamiento.

(You had found the car in the car park.)

5. Nosotros ... la farmacia al lado del hospital.

Nosotros hubimos encontrado la farmacia al lado del hospital.

(We had found the pharmacy next to the hospital.)

6. Él ... la estación de policía en el mapa.

Él hubo encontrado la estación de policía en el mapa.

(He had found the police station on the map.)