Past tense of find
The past simple of find is found and the past participle is found: find – found – found.
- Base form V1
- find
- Past simple V2
- found
- Past participle V3
- found
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Meaning of find
To discover the position of something, especially after searching
- ExampleI can't find my glasses.
Find, found, found in sentences
- Past simpleI found my keys.
- Past participleShe has found her bag.
Common mistakes
findedfound. Find is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like find: have, make, think, say, feel, keep, tell, buy.
Common questions
What is the past tense of find?
Found. For example: I found my keys.
What is the past participle of find?
Found. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has found her bag.
Is find a regular verb?
No. Find is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
