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estavam procurando

were looking for

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were looking for Used for an action in progress in the past. In the examples, it means searching for something or someone.
PO: Vocês estavam procurando as chaves?
EN: Were you looking for the keys?

Por que estavam procurando por ele?

Why were they looking for him?

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Todos estavam procurando o Tom.

Everyone was looking for Tom.

Vocês encontraram o que estavam procurando?

Did you find what you were looking for?

Eu achei a foto que vocês estavam procurando.

I found the photo you were looking for.

É isso o que vocês estavam procurando?

Is this what you were looking for?

Não estavam procurando.

They weren't looking.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Achei a foto que vocês estavam procurando.

I found the photo you were looking for.

O que estavam procurando?

What were they looking for?

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Sami sabia o que os policiais estavam procurando.

Sami knew what the police were looking for.