encontraron

found, they found


Verb encontraron

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) preterite indicative form of encontrar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) preterite indicative form of encontrar.

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Examples
  • Lo buscaron en todas partes pero no lo encontraron.

    They looked for him everywhere but didn't find him.

  • ¿Qué encontraron?

    What did they find?

  • Encontraron a Tom.

    They found Tom.

  • ¿Encontraron algo interesante?

    Found anything interesting?

  • Ellos se dieron la mano cuando se encontraron en el aeropuerto.

    They shook hands when they met at the airport.

  • Al fin, ellos se encontraron cara a cara.

    At last, they met face to face.

  • Dos hombres se encontraron cara a cara.

    Two men met face to face.

  • Ellos encontraron el dinero robado.

    They found the stolen money.

  • Se encontraron 20 cajas llenas de CD y DVD piratas.

    20 boxes filled with pirate CDs and DVDs were found.

  • Ellos se encontraron el uno al otro.

    They found each other.

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