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I couldn't find vs I couldn't found

The correct phrase is 'I couldn't find.' 'Found' is the past tense form of 'find,' so it is incorrect to use 'found' after 'couldn't.' 'Couldn't find' refers to the inability to locate something.
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Last updated: September 09, 2024 • 16500 views

I couldn't find

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'I couldn't find' to express the inability to locate something in the past.
  • Oct 4, 2021 ... "I couldn't find." (Not "found"). ... find, a modal verb will always be followed by an infinitive. ... Common error among learners but it's couldn't ...
  • Apr 18, 2011 ... This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <censored>: Sorry, I couldn't find a mail exchanger or IP address. (# ...
  • Sep 30, 2022 ... 52 votes, 69 comments. Recently, when I ask the homepod to play songs / playlists, it responds to me with "I couldn't find that in your ...
  • Mar 9, 2022 ... However, I couldn't find it anywhere. Hoping someone could help me out where can i create a read-only access link. Thanks in advanced, it means ...
  • Apr 25, 2023 ... “I can't find my phone” “I couldn't find anything called 'phone' set up in find my”. edit - fixed Thanks to u/dream_the_endless — it was ...
  • Mar 16, 2022 ... “Sorry, I couldn't find anything like that…” after this weeks OS upgrade. After I updated my pair of HomePod minis to the latest OS this week, ...
  • I couldn't find a free, no-login, no-AI checklist app–so I built one (lalacheck.fly.dev). 101 points by millhouse1112 1 day ago | hide | past | favorite | ...
  • Dec 19, 2019 ... Discobot says "Sorry, I couldn't find the link in your reply!" when oneboxing is disabled · ux · onebox, discobot · BOUCUR December 19, 2019, 7 ...
  • Sep 19, 2023 ... I Couldn't Find Me Anywhere · OUR FAVORITE THINGS. Carole Holiday knows a thing or two about broken hearts, and she believes God leads her to ...
  • Aug 15, 2022 ... Which one is correct “I couldn't find it” or “I didn't find it” to mean that I searched for something but didn't get that because it was not ...

I couldn't found

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • May 20, 2022 ... I couldn't found a "wings of freedom" emblem so I made one. What do ya think? Fluff.
  • Oct 12, 2015 ... The answer above is spot on. To give an example: I couldn't find my keys. Find--infinitive The keys couldn't be found. Found--past tense.
  • Aug 16, 2022 ... I couldn't found anything on google. Question. r/CODWarzone - Does ...
  • Aug 27, 2022 ... I couldn't found units::second_t again ... See this docs article. FIRST Robotics Competition Documentation. The C++ Units Library. WPILib is ...
  • Nov 23, 2022 ... Hello Coummunity I couldn't found the UiPath .Cryptography .Activities in latest studio version Kindly help me. @loginerror.
  • May 14, 2021 ... ... from the official website. after the installation finished somehow I couldn't found the apps, it only shows the "Office" app, but.
  • Oct 3, 2024 ... ... I couldn't found out how his relation was to the name of the room ... They had an old picture of Emil Schneider from 1922 on their wall, but I ...
  • Nov 25, 2016 ... Anyway, I couldn't found the way to capture more than one viewport in a single image without photoshop. This multiviewcapture tool is great ...
  • Dec 13, 2020 ... but it redirected me on the zotero website and again I couldn't found the download link. - Finally I checked the documentation here: https ...
  • Sep 2, 2023 ... I am exicted that I am in Retool file storage beta now. But I couldn't found any solution to display image from storage to display it in ...

Alternatives:

  • I couldn't find
  • I was unable to find
  • I didn't locate
  • I failed to find
  • I couldn't discover

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