Encontrarse (to find oneself) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Encontrarse (to find oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Encontrarse - Conjugation of to find oneself in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Salud mental (Mental health)

Conjugation of to find oneself in Pretérito imperfecto

yo me encontraba I found myself
tú te encontrabas you found yourself
él/ella se encontraba He/she found himself/herself
nosotros/nosotras nos encontrábamos we found ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os encontrabais You all were finding yourselves
ellos/ellas se encontraban they found themselves

Example phrases

Cuando me encontraba resfriado, siempre tomaba una pastilla. When I found myself with a cold, I always took a pill.
Te encontrabas mareado después de la revisión médica. You were finding yourself dizzy after the medical examination.
Se encontraba con la médica para discutir la infección. He/She was with the doctor to discuss the infection.
Nos encontrábamos en la clínica cuando recibimos la vacuna. We found ourselves in the clinic when we received the vaccine.
Os encontrabais esperando al médico de guardia por la tos. You were finding yourselves waiting for the on-call doctor because of the cough.
Se encontraban en la sala de espera después del análisis de sangre. They were in the waiting room after the blood test.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - encontrarse (to find oneself)

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

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Encontrarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. ... mareado después de la revisión médica.

Te encontrabas mareado después de la revisión médica.

(You were finding yourself dizzy after the medical examination.)

2. ... en la sala de espera después del análisis de sangre.

Se encontraban en la sala de espera después del análisis de sangre.

(They were in the waiting room after the blood test.)

3. Cuando ... resfriado, siempre tomaba una pastilla.

Cuando me encontraba resfriado, siempre tomaba una pastilla.

(When I found myself with a cold, I always took a pill.)

4. ... esperando al médico de guardia por la tos.

Os encontrabais esperando al médico de guardia por la tos.

(You were finding yourselves waiting for the on-call doctor because of the cough.)

5. ... con la médica para discutir la infección.

Se encontraba con la médica para discutir la infección.

(He/She was with the doctor to discuss the infection.)

6. ... en la clínica cuando recibimos la vacuna.

Nos encontrábamos en la clínica cuando recibimos la vacuna.

(We found ourselves in the clinic when we received the vaccine.)