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eu procurava

was looking for

p ɾ ɔ k u ɾ a v ɐ → procurar
procur to look for; to search for + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #14,468
was looking for Imperfect past (used for an ongoing/habitual action in the past).
PO: Eu procurava minhas chaves quando você ligou.
EN: I was looking for my keys when you called.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First procurava —
Third procurava procuravam

O que você procurava?

What were you looking for?

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Parece ser bom o bastante pra achar o que Lockjaw procurava.

He seems good enough to find what Lockjaw was looking for.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Sou órfão, por isso procurava as estrelas sozinho.

I am an orphan, that's why I searched for the stars alone.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Me procurava, Maxim?

Were you looking for me, Maxim?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

O padre Frances me conseguiu um livro que procurava fazia tempo.

Father Frances got me a book I'd been looking for for a long time.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Por que procurava aos amigos de Vanessa?

Why was he looking for Vanessa's friends?

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Procurava um pretexto e encontrou.

He was looking for an excuse and found one.

— A Grande Escapada (1966)

Doutor, se ele tivesse menos tosse e mais fôlego, procurava uma pia.

Doctor, if he were coughing less and had more breath, he’d look for a sink.

— Carandiru (2003)

Rapidamente encontrei a loja que procurava.

I quickly found the store I was looking for.

Procurava a fita, certo?

I was looking for the tape, right?

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Tom disse que não conseguiu encontrar o tipo de emprego que procurava.

Tom said he couldn't find the kind of job he was looking for.

Tom encontrou o livro que procurava.

Tom found the book he was looking for.

Procurava você.

I was looking for you.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

A polícia procurava uma pista.

The police were looking for a clue.

Me disseram que procurava por mim, Sr. Fernandez.

I was told you were looking for me, Mr. Fernandez.

— Black (2005)

Achou tudo que procurava?

Did you find everything you were looking for?

Procurava algo na pista, Keyes.

I was looking for something on the track, Keyes.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Tom ainda não encontrou o que procurava.

Tom still hasn't found what he was looking for.

Tudo o que eu procurava era alguém que se parecesse com você.

All I was looking for was someone who looked like you.

Eu lhe procurava, por toda parte.

I was looking for him everywhere.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Porque tinha muito perto ao cara que procurava.

Because he was very close to the guy he was looking for.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

O pai morreu em Sagi, enquanto procurava por isto.

The father died in Sagi while searching for this.

— O Castelo no Céu (1986)

Você é a pessoa que eu procurava.

You are the person I was looking for.

Procurava não pensar nela nem em nosso plano.

I tried not to think about her or our plan.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)