How do you conjugate Encontrar in the preterite tense?

Encontrar is regular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Encontrar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo encontré I found
encontraste you found
él encontró he/she/it found
nosotros encontramos we found
vosotros encontrasteis you found
ellos encontraron they found

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Negative Encontrar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no encontré I did not find
no encontraste you did not find
él no encontró he/she/it did not find
nosotros no encontramos we did not find
vosotros no encontrasteis you did not find
ellos no encontraron they did not find