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i can find vs I found

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I can find' is used when talking about the ability to locate something in the present or future, while 'I found' is used when referring to locating something in the past.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 948 views

i can find

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the ability to locate something in the present or future.

Use 'I can find' when you want to express your capability to locate something at the current moment or in the future.

Examples:

I can find my keys if I look carefully.
I can find a good restaurant in this area.

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I just want to ask him where I can find Adam Noshimuri.
I can find other servants for the Queen.
Pretty certain I can find a study partner.
I can find another way to signal Caleb.
I can find anyone with a cell phone in less than 90 seconds.
I can find a therapist who can play chess.
Liv, I can find your mother.
I can find a new lead singer.
There I can find my sister, and of course, Fred Dunsmore.
So if I follow Duncan, I can find the Tritons.
Because what I can find at Palankhet, I cannot find elsewhere.
I mean, I can find somewhere else...
I need to know where I can find Daniel Faraday's mother.
Now you know that I can find the weakness in your system.
I can find a way to stop it.
I can find all the measurements I need from this DVD.
It's not linked to any operation i can find.
Well, you better tell me all about josef, so i can find him before he finds you.
No criminal associates I can find.
Everything I can find on Steel Tower.

Alternatives:

I am able to find
I have the ability to find
I can locate

I found

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to locating something in the past.

Use 'I found' when you want to talk about locating something that happened in the past.

Examples:

I found my lost wallet under the bed.
Yesterday, I found a great book at the bookstore.

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I found hidden malware installed on their server.
I found cocaine in his pants pocket.
And what I found was quite surprising.
I found this in his toolbox.
Meaning I found cause of death.
I found this after our dinner.
I found residue of high concentrations of chloroform.
I found tissue under his nails.
I found the caterer for our wedding.
I found this photo on your camera.
I found Emma's prescriptions - clonazepam and aripiprazole.
Actually, I found oblivion - rather pleasant.
I found Lance's jacket outside.
I found Magnuson's ex-wife Ingrid through her church.
And I found our old MSN conversations.
Johnny, I found the breaker.
I found my rabbit dead once.
I found a couple four- and five-bedroom houses online.
So I found another uninhabited island outside the detonation zone...
Look what I found in bedroom.

Alternatives:

I located
I discovered
I came across

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