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stavamo cercando

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were looking for Imperfect tense of cercare with stavamo, used for an action in progress in the past.
IT: Stavamo cercando i nostri amici al parco.
EN: We were looking for our friends in the park.

Vi stavamo cercando dappertutto.

We were looking for you everywhere.

La stavamo cercando.

We were looking for her.

Noi ti stavamo cercando!

We were looking for you!

— Pinocchio (2019)

Stavamo cercando di proteggerla.

We were trying to protect her.

Stavamo cercando il mio orecchino.

We were looking for my earring.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Stavamo cercando Ranchhoddas.

We were looking for Ranchhoddas.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Stavamo cercando di tenerlo segreto.

We were trying to keep it a secret.

No, non stavamo cercando un padre.

No, we weren't looking for a father.

— Love Letters (2025)

Li stavamo cercando.

We were looking for them.

La stavamo cercando, signorina.

We were looking for you, miss.

— Titanic (1997)

Stavamo cercando di impressionarle.

We were trying to impress them.

Stavamo cercando i suoi orecchini nell'erba.

We were looking for her earrings in the grass.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Vi stavamo cercando.

We were looking for you.

— Moonrise Kingdom - Una fuga d'amore (2012)

Stavamo cercando di proteggerli.

We were trying to protect them.

Le stavamo cercando.

We were looking for them.

Era giusto lì dietro l'angolo il bar che stavamo cercando.

The bar we were looking for was right around the corner.

Stavamo cercando di aiutarle.

We were trying to help them.

Stavamo cercando di ucciderli.

We were trying to kill them.