il cherchait
Tom said he was looking for someone who speaks French.
Tom a dit qu’il cherchait quelqu’un qui parle français.
Tom still hasn't found what he was looking for.
Tom n'a toujours pas trouvé ce qu'il cherchait.
What was it that he was looking for?
Que cherchait-il ?
Tom told me he was looking for Mary.
Tom m’a dit qu’il cherchait Mary.
He quickly scanned the page for the word he was looking for.
Il parcourut rapidement la page des yeux à la recherche du mot qu’il cherchait.
Il cherchait une cravate.
— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Il cherchait son stylo.
I heard he was looking for work.
J’ai appris qu’il cherchait du travail.
Tom said he was looking for a place to eat.
Tom a dit qu’il cherchait un endroit où manger.