tú buscabas

were looking for, were seeking

→ buscar
busc to look for, to search for + abas 2nd-person singular imperfect
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,842
were looking for, were seeking Informal singular; also used for tú.
SP: ¿Buscabas las llaves?
EN: Were you looking for the keys?
Conjugation of buscar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First buscaba —
Second buscabas —
Third buscaba buscaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First buscaba —
Second buscabas —
Third buscaba buscaban

He encontrado al hombre que buscabas.

I've found the man you were looking for.

— 三峡好人 (2006)

¿No has encontrado lo que buscabas?

Haven’t you found what you were looking for?

Pensaba que igual buscabas trabajo.

I thought you might be looking for a job.

— Una película de miedo (2000)

¿Son estas las gafas que buscabas?

Are these the glasses you were looking for?

Buscabas esa cinta, ¿verdad?

You were looking for that tape, weren't you?

— Tesis (1996)

Me han dicho que me buscabas.

I've been told you were looking for me.

— Pecadores (2025)

¿Me buscabas, Maxim?

Were you looking for me, Maxim?

— Rebeca (1940)

No voy a pedir perdón, ya que también buscabas engañarme.

I'm not going to apologize, since you were also trying to deceive me.

— La doncella (2016)

Ruo-lan, ¿me buscabas?

Ruo-lan, were you looking for me?

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

¿Era esto lo que buscabas?

Is this what you were looking for?

— Yojimbo (1961)

Buscabas una manera de cambiar tu vida.

You were looking for a way to change your life.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

El tipo al que buscabas estaba demasiado cerca.

The guy you were looking for was too close.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

¿Me buscabas?

Were you looking for me?

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Aquí está la revista que buscabas.

Here is the magazine you were looking for.

De todas formas, buscabas a una actriz principal.

Anyway, you were looking for a lead actress.

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

He encontrado exactamente lo que buscabas.

I've found exactly what you were looking for.

Buscabas el peine.

You were looking for the comb.

— El espejo (1975)

¿Qué buscabas?

What were you looking for?

— Duro de matar (1988)

Hola, ¿encontraste todo lo que buscabas?

Hi, did you find everything you were looking for?

— Mátate, amor (2025)

¿Me buscabas Chicó?

Were you looking for me, Chicó?

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)