j'aimais

liked, loved

ɛ . m ɛ → aimer
aim love; like + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #9,544
liked, loved Imperfect tense (used for ongoing/repeated actions or descriptions in the past).
FR: Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais beaucoup les histoires.
EN: When I was a child, I really liked stories.
Conjugation of aimer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First aimais aimions
Second aimais aimiez
Third aimait aimaient

Je me demandais quand tu allais me dire que tu m'aimais.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me you loved me.

J'admets qu'au début je ne t'aimais pas.

I admit that I didn't like you at first.

Je me disais que je t’aimais beaucoup.

I was thinking that I loved you very much.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Si tu ne les aimais pas, pourquoi tu pleures?

If you didn't love them, why are you crying?

— Léon (1994)

Je pensais que tu m'aimais.

I thought you loved me.

Je savais que tu m'aimais même si tu ne l'as jamais montré.

I knew you loved me even though you never showed it.

Tu viens de dire que tu m'aimais.

You just said you loved me.

Tu ne l'aimais pas?

You didn't love him?

Tu m'as fait croire que tu m'aimais.

You made me believe that you loved me.

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

Quand ai-je dit que je vous aimais?

When did I say I loved you?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je leur ai crié que je les aimais.

I shouted to them that I loved them.

Tu disais que tu m'aimais.

You said you loved me.

Tu as dit que tu m'aimais.

You said you loved me.

Tu les aimais.

You loved them.

J'avais oublié que tu nous aimais tous.

I forgot that you loved us all.

Je vous aimais bien.

I liked you.

— Zootopie (2016)

Je les aimais, ils m'aimaient aussi.

I loved them, and they loved me too.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Je savais que tu m'aimais.

I knew you loved me.

Je pensais que tu ne m'aimais pas.

I thought you didn't love me.

Était-ce un mensonge lorsque tu as dit que tu m'aimais?

Was it a lie when you said you loved me?

Moi qui aimais tant la foule.

And I used to love crowds so much.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Je croyais que tu ne l'aimais pas.

I thought you didn't like him.

Doux Jésus, elle aimait le sexe plus que je n’aimais Dieu.

Sweet Jesus, she loved sex more than I loved God.

Je ne l'aimais pas de toute façon.

I didn't like him anyway.

Tu m'as dit que tu m'aimais.

You told me you loved me.

Si tu m'aimais la moitié de mon amour, tu comprendrais.

If you loved me half as much as I love you, you would understand.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Je croyais que t'aimais ça.

I thought you liked that.

Tu nous aimais.

You loved us.

Je croyais que tu m'aimais bien.

I thought you liked me.

Je vous aimais.

I loved you.

Je les aimais.

I loved them.

J'ai compris pourquoi t'aimais pas ton job.

I understood why you didn't like your job.

— The Rip (2026)

J'admets que je ne vous aimais pas au début.

I admit I didn’t like you at first.

Aimais-tu Tom?

Did you love Tom?

Je lui ai dit que je vous aimais bien.

I told him I liked you.

Je pensais que tu m'aimais bien.

I thought you liked me.

Tu ne l'aimais pas alors qu'est-ce qui te tracasse?

You didn’t like him, so what’s bothering you?

— PIKU (2015)

Tu m'aimais.

You loved me.

Je ne l'aimais pas du tout.

I didn't like him at all.

Je n'étais pas sûr que tu m'aimais.

I wasn't sure you loved me.

— À bout de course (1988)

Si tu m'aimais, tu m'aurais changée.

If you loved me, you would have changed me.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

C’est précisément parce que je l’aimais que je voulais l’épouser.

It was precisely because I loved him that I wanted to marry him.

Je croyais que tu m'aimais.

I thought you loved me.

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