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The past participle (the 3rd form) of find is found and the past simple is found. The three forms are find, found, found. Not "finded"! find is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Find in a sentence
I found a fry in my pocket.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I find · she finds |
| Present continuous | I am finding · they are finding |
| Past simple | I found · she found · they found |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't find · she didn't find |
| Past simple, question | Did you find? · Did she find? |
| Present perfect | I have found · she has found |
| Past perfect | I had found |
| Future | I will find |
Common mistakes with find
✗ I finded✓ I found✗ I didn't found✓ I didn't find✗ Did you found?✓ Did you find?✗ I have find✓ I have found
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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find significa encontrar. Pasado: found. Participio: found.
🤪 find runs with The Weirdos
each one is its own thing
The Weirdos don't belong to any family, so they made their own. find → found, tell → told, stand → stood, sit → sat, lose → lost. read is the strangest of all: it keeps the same spelling but changes its voice (reed → red). And lie? Its past is lay, which is also a different verb. Nobody trusts lie.
🔎 How to spot one: No shared rule. Each one has its own story, so meet them one by one.
This gang has no pattern: each verb has its own forms, so learn them one by one:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| find | found | found |
| tell | told | told |
| hold | held | held |
| stand | stood | stood |
| sit | sat | sat |
| lose | lost | lost |
| read | read | read |
| lie | lay | lain |
Questions about find
What is the past tense of find?
The past simple of "find" is "found". Example: I found a fry in my pocket.
What is the past participle of find?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "find" is "found", as in "I have found".
What are the 3 forms of find?
V1 find, V2 found, V3 found.
Is find a regular or an irregular verb?
"find" is an irregular verb: the past is not "finded" but "found".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de find?
"find" significa "encontrar". Pasado: found. Participio: found.