Could found or could find?

"Could" is a modal verb. It modifies the meaning of another verb, which has to be in bare infinitive form (in other words, infinitive without "to"). "Find" is an infinitive form of verb meaning "to discover by searching, to obtain".
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Could find or could have found?

"Have found" is equally acceptable. Show activity on this post. "Find" is in fact the better choice here. It is being used in the sense of "observe" (which is where we get the word "findings" from), and while the evaluation happened in the past, the observations are being made right now.
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Could not find or found Which is correct?

'I could not find it' is correct because the bare infinitive 'find' is used after the modal verb 'could'.
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Would found or would find?

Look at it this was - The verb „find“ is present tense and “found” is past tense. As stated by P. Gorla, “how would you found” is incorrect.
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Should you find or found?

Both are correct. "If you find" is more appropriate, as it suggests to the reader to go back and deliberately check. As far as find vs found are concerned, yes, both are correct. As far as the rest is concerned, both are clearly produced by a non-native speaker.
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Did you find or found?

Both can be correct, but mean different things. “Did you find” asks is you discovered or located something. E.g. “Did you find your car keys?”. “Did you found” asks if you established something like an group, organization, or business.
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Is found past tense?

Found is the past tense and past participle of find.
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What is the different between found and find?

Found is the past tense and past participle of find. When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money.
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Where we use find and found?

Found is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'find': if you want to find (look for, search) anything, you not only ask someone such as your parent or teacher or friend, but you will find it on the Internet! Find means to discover, identify something, search for something or someone.
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Is found correct?

Both are correct, but they mean different things. "Found" is the past tense of "to find." As in, if you are searching for something you will be happy when you find it. "Founded" is the past tense of "to found," which means to establish something, like a company.
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How do you use found in a sentence?

Found sentence example
  • We just found out. ...
  • She found him in the living room reading the newspaper. ...
  • It was a good thing he found it so amusing. ...
  • I'm glad he found a car for you. ...
  • Yesterday, when I was digging in it, I found a box full of gold and jewels. ...
  • It even found its way into her writing.
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Could not found means?

The 404 code means that a server could not find a client-requested webpage. Variations of the error message include "404 Error," "404 Page Not Found" and "The requested URL was not found." This 404 error page shows the user the error code, what it means and potential ways to navigate around it.
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What do you mean by could?

Definition of could

past tense of can. —used in auxiliary function in the past We found we could go. , in the past conditional We said we would go if we could. , and as an alternative to can suggesting less force or certainty or as a polite form in the present If you could come, we would be pleased.
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Could VS could have?

The word 'could' is the past tense of 'can'. It's used to mean that somebody was able to do something in the past. So the former sentence means that he was able to climb the mountain. The phrase "could have" is used to mean that somebody was capable of doing something, but he actually didn't do it.
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How can I use could?

"Could" is a modal verb used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests.
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Using "Could" in Present, Past, and Future
  1. John could be the one who stole the money.
  2. John could have been the one who stole the money.
  3. John could go to jail for stealing the money.
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Would have found in a sentence?

"Mum would have found him," Ally said. Justice Brennan would have found that watery. They would have found it so unhealthy. No leader would have found this easy.
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When I find out or found out?

You usually find out something by doing research or from someone else. We use find out + [something]. The the usual grammar is find out + [noun phrase] and find out + [subject/verb]. Find out is a phrasal verb, and the past tense is found out.
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Can we use I with found?

Both of them are correct, they just mean slightly different things. I've found, which is the present perfect, means "as of this moment, I found someone (in the past)"; the present perfect is used to indicate that an action happened some time in the past but is related to the present.
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Has been found or is found?

The watch "has been found" in the desk [having previously been lost/mislaid]. The finding of the watch was a single event at a given moment in time. The watch "is found" in the desk would mean that's where it's kept. This is a continuous situation.
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What is I have found?

I have found” is used to show that something or someone is found recently or just a few minutes or seconds back. Whereas, “ I found” is used in simple past tense, to show, finding a noun or a pronoun.
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Can found be used in present tense?

Yes. Found is the present tense of a verb meaning to establish or create a company or institution.
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How do we use past tense of found?

past tense of found is founded.
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Have you found or have you find?

1 Answer. Show activity on this post. Did you find is the simple past and indicates that you are no longer looking for it. Have you found is the present perfect and indicates a link with the present, specifically, that you could still be looking for it.
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How you found meaning?

Asking, "How did you find [something]" to query someone's opinion or experience doesn't seem to relate directly "find" in the context of locating something. Even as a metaphor, referring to the act of locating something rarely includes a description of the thing itself.
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