trouvais

/tʁu.vɛ/trouver
1.
verbIndicative1stImperfectSing1, 2

find (imperfect — 'was finding' / 'used to find')

Je ne trouvais plus mes clés hier matin.

I couldn't find my keys yesterday morning.

Synonyms:découvrais, retrouvais
2.
verbIndicative1stImperfectSing1, 2

think / consider (imperfect — 'thought', 'found that')

Je trouvais que le film était un peu long.

I thought the movie was a bit long.

Synonyms:pensais, estimais, jugeais