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we cannot find vs we cannot found

The correct phrase is "we cannot find." The verb "find" should be in the base form after modal verbs like "cannot." Using "found" in this context is incorrect.
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we cannot find

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the inability to locate something in the present or future. The verb "find" is in the base form after the modal verb "cannot."

Examples:

  • We cannot find the keys anywhere.
  • I cannot find my phone; have you seen it?
  • They cannot find a solution to the problem.
  • She cannot find her way back home.
  • The team cannot find a suitable replacement for the injured player.
  • Jan 29, 2018 ... 12 votes, 56 comments. There was a problem We cannot find an account with that email address This is the error message I am seeing when ...
  • "We cannot find" is the correct phrase, as "find" is the present tense of the verb, meaning to discover or locate something.
  • Apr 5, 2018 ... Amazon Login Fails (We Cannot Find An Account With That Address) Been on Amazon 10+ Years - Prime - S&S - Kindle - Fire TV etc.. Amazon ...
  • Sorry we cannot find any devices. Hello. ​. I hope you are well. ​. My wife has a Prime account with which we purchased our echos.
  • Jul 26, 2023 ... ValueError: Connection error, and we cannot find the requested files in the cached path. Please try again or make sure your Internet connection is on.
  • Mar 18, 2022 ... "We cannot find the installation of ESET Endpoint Antivirus in Windows Installer Database. After Clicking OK, ESET Install Helper will run ...
  • Jul 22, 2023 ... I am being asked by Amazon Seller about an account that I no longer have access to. "We cannot find an account with that email address" I've already tested all ...
  • User was getting an error "We cannot find any Object Types for this action" while importing the database objects using the Oracle database Connector on the ...
  • Aug 24, 2022 ... Has anyone encountered an error that says “There was a problem, we cannot find an account with that email address” when logging in to seller central?
  • Mar 3, 2022 ... ValueError: Connection error, and we cannot find the requested files in the cached path. Please try again or make sure your Internet connection ...

Alternatives:

  • We are unable to find
  • We can't locate
  • We are having trouble finding
  • We have not found
  • We are struggling to find

we cannot found

This phrase is incorrect in English. The verb "found" is not used in this context.

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  • Jun 28, 2014 ... Recently, we changed from MS Office 2003 to Apache Open Office 4.1. , but we cannot found similar function in Open Office. Do anyone know ...
  • Mar 26, 2020 ... ... (we cannot found “delete” there), and we cannot delete directly the “Collectors Configuration” for Filebeat and NXLog, because Graylog say ...
  • Apr 22, 2024 ... ... we cannot found in windows network discovery but, if the client connect with IP it reply/connected. is there a additional settings from ...
  • Dec 8, 2017 ... 2) on X11SSH-LN4F(BIOS R2.0c), NVMe SSD can be detected during install Win10 OS but, after installed OS, we cannot found the UEFI Windows boot ...
  • Jun 24, 2020 ... That usually means a missing package we cannot found in the van, if it's damaged you should receive a notice says it will has new expected ...
  • Jan 8, 2023 ... ... we cannot found a final ... we cannot found a final solution to use a "normal user". We have created the new dedicated user (ex : nas_rsync).

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