il retrouvait

would meet, would get together, would find, would come across

→ retrouver
re again; back + trouv find + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #50,534
would meet, would get together
FR: On se retrouvait souvent après le travail.
EN: We would often get together after work.
would find, would come across
FR: Il retrouvait toujours ses clés au même endroit.
EN: He would always find his keys in the same place.
Conjugation of retrouver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First retrouvais —
Second retrouvais —
Third retrouvait —

Jenny et moi, on se retrouvait comme les deux doigts de la main.

Jenny and I were inseparable.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Imaginez si on se retrouvait à un niveau inférieur, ensuite.

Imagine if we ended up at a lower level afterwards.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Dans ces moments, on se retrouvait pour parler.

During those times, we would get together to talk.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

On faisait tout ensemble, et on retrouvait partout les mêmes gens.

We did everything together, and we kept running into the same people everywhere.

— Les Affranchis (1990)