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Encontrarse (to find oneself) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - 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 subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Salud mental (Mental health)

Conjugation of to find oneself in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me encontrara/me encontrase I found myself
  • tú te encontraras/te encontrases you found yourself
  • él/ella se encontrara/se encontrase He would find himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos encontráramos/nos encontrásemos we found ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os encontrarais/os encontraseis You would find yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se encontraran/se encontrasen They would find themselves

Example phrases

  • Si me encontrara/me encontrase mareado, tomaría una aspirina. If I found myself dizzy, I would take an aspirin.
  • Si te encontraras/te encontrases resfriado, tendrías que quedarte en casa. If you found yourself with a cold, you would have to stay at home.
  • Si se encontrara/se encontrase con fiebre, iría al médico de guardia. If he/she found himself/herself with a fever, he/she would go to the on-call doctor.
  • Si nos encontráramos/nos encontrásemos cansados, descansaríamos en la clínica. If we found ourselves tired, we would rest in the clinic.
  • Si os encontrarais/os encontraseis estresados, os relajariáis con una buena película. If you found yourselves stressed, you would relax with a good film.
  • Si se encontraran/se encontrasen enfermos, irían al oculista para una revisión. If they found themselves ill, they would go to the eye doctor for a check-up.

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 (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... resfriado, tendrías que quedarte en casa.

Si te encontraras/te encontrases resfriado, tendrías que quedarte en casa.
(If you found yourself with a cold, you would have to stay at home.)

2. Si ... estresados, os relajariáis con una buena película.

Si os encontrarais/os encontraseis estresados, os relajariáis con una buena película.
(If you found yourselves stressed, you would relax with a good film.)

3. Si ... mareado, tomaría una aspirina.

Si me encontrara/me encontrase mareado, tomaría una aspirina.
(If I found myself dizzy, I would take an aspirin.)

4. Si ... con fiebre, iría al médico de guardia.

Si se encontrara/se encontrase con fiebre, iría al médico de guardia.
(If he/she found himself/herself with a fever, he/she would go to the on-call doctor.)

5. Si ... enfermos, irían al oculista para una revisión.

Si se encontraran/se encontrasen enfermos, irían al oculista para una revisión.
(If they found themselves ill, they would go to the eye doctor for a check-up.)

6. Si ... cansados, descansaríamos en la clínica.

Si nos encontráramos/nos encontrásemos cansados, descansaríamos en la clínica.
(If we found ourselves tired, we would rest in the clinic.)