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j'achetais

was buying, used to buy, bought

→ acheter
achet to buy, to purchase + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,720
was buying, used to buy, bought Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: J'achetais du pain tous les matins.
EN: I used to buy bread every morning.
Conjugation of acheter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First achetais —
Second achetais —
Third achetait —

Je n'achetais pas de pain.

I wasn't buying any bread.

J'achetais des vêtements.

I was buying clothes.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

J'achetais de la nourriture du marché.

I used to buy food from the market.

J'ai rêvé que j'achetais cette guitare.

I dreamed that I was buying this guitar.

Il m'a dit que je pouvais le gifler si je lui achetais le jeu.

He told me I could slap him if I bought him the game.

— Us and Them (2018)

Tu achetais pour l'ensemble du cabinet ma fille ?

Were you buying for the entire firm, my daughter?

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)