Find can mean discover or locate someone or something.
The idea
Use find with I or you and finds with she or he in the present. The past form is found: we found the address. The object follows directly.
Examples
- I cannot find my ticket.
- She finds the book on the table.
- We found the address yesterday.
- Can you help me find a chair?
- They found their dog near the park.
- I hope to find a quiet place.
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Look for describes searching; find describes locating the thing or person.
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Choose the present form with she. She ___ the book on the table. (find / finds)
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finds
Finds agrees with she in the present.
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday we ___ the address. (find / found)
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found
Found is the past form of find.
Choose the verb meaning locate the keys. I have searched, but I cannot ___ my keys. (find / hide)
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find
Find describes locating the keys.
Practice round
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Choose the present form with she. She ___ the book on the table. (find / finds)
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday we ___ the address. (find / found)
Choose the verb meaning locate the keys. I have searched, but I cannot ___ my keys. (find / hide)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something you found and ask for help finding a place.