Conjugation of finden

The German verb finden means "to find". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to find
Type: Irregular -en verb
Auxiliary: haben
Present participle: findend
Past participle: gefunden

Quick answer

The present tense of finden is ich finde, du findest, er/sie/es findet, wir finden, ihr findet, sie/Sie finden. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -en pattern. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is findend and its past participle is gefunden.

Present tense of finden

Forms in orange break the regular -en pattern.

Present Präsens
ich	finde
du	findest
er/sie/es	findet
wir	finden
ihr	findet
sie/Sie	finden

More tenses of finden

Simple past Präteritum
ich	fand (irregular)
du	fandest (irregular)
er/sie/es	fand (irregular)
wir	fanden (irregular)
ihr	fandet (irregular)
sie/Sie	fanden (irregular)

Present perfect Perfekt
ich	habe gefunden (irregular)
du	hast gefunden (irregular)
er/sie/es	hat gefunden (irregular)
wir	haben gefunden (irregular)
ihr	habt gefunden (irregular)
sie/Sie	haben gefunden (irregular)

Future Futur I
ich	werde finden
du	wirst finden
er/sie/es	wird finden
wir	werden finden
ihr	werdet finden
sie/Sie	werden finden

Conditional (Konjunktiv II) Konjunktiv II
ich	fände (irregular)
du	fändest (irregular)
er/sie/es	fände (irregular)
wir	fänden (irregular)
ihr	fändet (irregular)
sie/Sie	fänden (irregular)

Imperative Imperativ
du	finde
ihr	findet
Sie	finden Sie

Notes on finden

finden is irregular. The irregular forms include fand, gefunden, and fände, while the present forms use the regular stem find.

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Example sentences with finden

Ich finde meine Schlüssel unter dem Tisch. I find my keys under the table.
Gestern fand sie einen schönen alten Schrank. Yesterday she found a beautiful old cupboard.
Wir haben den richtigen Weg gefunden. We have found the right way.
Morgen werde ich eine neue Wohnung finden. Tomorrow I will find a new apartment.

sehen to see nehmen to take geben to give vergessen to forget

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Frequently asked questions

Is finden a regular or irregular verb?

finden is irregular. Its Präteritum is fand and its Partizip II is gefunden.

How do you form the Perfekt of finden?

The auxiliary is haben. The forms are habe gefunden, hast gefunden, hat gefunden, haben gefunden, habt gefunden, and haben gefunden.

What are the Konjunktiv II forms of finden?

The Konjunktiv II forms are fände, fändest, fände, fänden, fändet, and fänden. The stem changes from find to fänd.