vous cherchiez

were looking for, were searching for, were trying to

→ chercher
cherch search + iez vous conjugation (imperfect / present subjunctive)
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #49,423
were looking for, were searching for Used with vous.
FR: Vous cherchiez vos clés ?
EN: Were you looking for your keys?
were trying to Used with à + infinitive.
FR: Vous cherchiez à comprendre.
EN: You were trying to understand.
Conjugation of chercher
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cherche cherchions
Second cherches cherchiez
Third cherche cherchent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cherchais cherchions
Second cherchais cherchiez
Third cherchait cherchaient

Que cherchiez-vous à prouver ?

What were you trying to prove?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Et vous le cherchiez à la morgue ?

And were you looking for him at the morgue?

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Qui cherchiez-vous ?

Who were you looking for?

Que cherchiez-vous ?

What were you looking for?