trouvaient

/tʁu.vɛ/trouver
1.
verbInd1stImpPlur3

found

located

discovered

were finding

used to find

Ils ne trouvaient jamais leurs clés avant de partir.

They never found their keys before leaving.

2.
verbInd1stImpPlur3

found (thought)

considered

felt (about something)

Elles trouvaient ce film vraiment nul.

They thought this movie was really bad.