trouvais

trouvais

"Trouvais" means "found" or "was finding" (imperfect tense of "trouver").

This illustrates 'trouvais' as the first-person singular of the verb 'trouver' in the imperfect tense, indicating a habitual past action.

Quand j'étais enfant, je trouvais toujours des pièces de monnaie en marchant.

When I was a child, I always found coins while walking.

Here 'trouvais' is used to express the opinion 'to find something interesting' in the imperfect tense, denoting a past state of thinking or perspective.

Tu disais que tu trouvais cet endroit intéressant.

You said that you found this place interesting.

In this context, 'trouvais' is used reflexively as 'se trouvais' to mean 'find oneself' or 'to be located,' describing a situation in the imperfect tense.

Il m'avait confié qu'il se trouvait souvent seul dans sa maison.

He had told me that he often found himself alone in his house.