je cherchais
I was looking for you at the Philharmonic.
Je vous cherchais à la Philharmonie.
— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Je le cherchais.
This is just the book I was looking for.
C’est exactement le livre que je cherchais.
I was looking for my cash, buried under the gym.
Je cherchais mon argent, enfoui sous la salle de sport.
— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
Je cherchais mon journal intime.
You are the one that I was looking for.
C’est toi que je cherchais.
I can't find the page I was looking for.
Je ne trouve pas la page que je cherchais.