trouvait

/tʁu.vɛ/trouver
1.
verbInd1stImperfectSing3

found

located

came across

Il ne trouvait jamais ses clés le matin.

He never found his keys in the morning.

2.
verbInd1stImperfectSing3

thought

considered

found (to be)

Elle trouvait ce film vraiment nul.

She thought that movie was really bad.