se trouvaient

were located

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phrase Rare #27,136
were located Imperfect past form of se trouver. Often used to say where something was or that something existed in a place.
FR: Les clés se trouvaient sur la table.
EN: The keys were on the table.

Tom jeta tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.

Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.

Sous l'album se trouvaient les dossiers médicaux de sa mère.

Under the album were her mother's medical records.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ils ne se trouvaient pas chez eux hier.

They weren’t at home yesterday.

Ils savaient en quels périls elles se trouvaient.

They knew the dangers they were in.

Les accessoires qui se trouvaient dans la maison, où sont-ils?

Where are the accessories that were in the house?

— The Strangers (2016)

Combien de personnes se trouvaient-elles à bord de ce bateau?

How many people were on board that boat?

Elles savaient en quels périls elles se trouvaient.

They knew the dangers they were in.

Il apporta un coffre dans lequel se trouvaient des biens de grande valeur.

He brought a chest containing valuable goods.

Des centaines de personnes se trouvaient sur place.

Hundreds of people were there.

Dans les types se trouvaient trois balles.

There were three bullets in the men's bodies.

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Les garçons se trouvaient d'un côté et les filles de l'autre.

The boys were on one side and the girls on the other.

Tom a jeté tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.

Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.