il recherchait

was looking for, was searching for

→ rechercher
recherch to look for, to search for + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,505
was looking for, was searching for
FR: Elle recherchait son téléphone.
EN: She was looking for her phone.
Conjugation of rechercher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third recherchait —

Il recherchait un bon travail.

He was looking for a good job.

Et on recherchait toujours un certain Charlie.

And we were still looking for a certain Charlie.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Sergeant Bayona recherchait la zone et a capturé les suspects.

Sergeant Bayona searched the area and captured the suspects.

— Le Labyrinthe de Pan (2006)

La fille que ce mec recherchait.

The girl this guy was looking for.

— The Chaser (2008)

Meimei était Moudan, la fille qu'il recherchait.

Meimei was Moudan, the girl he was looking for.

— Suzhou River (2000)