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je cachais

was hiding, were hiding

→ cacher

cach to hide, conceal + ais je/tu imperfect

verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #25,351

was hiding, were hiding In the corpus, this form is usually used with se cacher, meaning to hide oneself.

FR: Je me cachais derrière la porte.

EN: I was hiding behind the door.

Conjugation of cacher

cacher

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	cachais	—
Second	cachais	—
Third	cachait	cachaient

Je ne me cachais pas.

I wasn't hiding.

Où tu te cachais ?

Where were you hiding?

Je me cachais parce qu'Olive Hornby se moquait de mes lunettes.

I was hiding because Olive Hornby made fun of my glasses.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Quand tu te cachais avant la guerre.

When you used to hide before the war.

— Terminator (1984)

Où est-ce que tu te cachais ?

Where were you hiding?

C'est ici que tu te cachais.

So this is where you were hiding.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Tom m'a dit où tu cachais les pièces d'or.

Tom told me where you were hiding the gold coins.

Où les cachais-tu toutes ?

Where did you hide them all?

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Je me cachais ici quand j'étais môme.

I used to hide here when I was a kid.

Elle avait trouvé où je cachais mon alcool.

She had found where I hid my alcohol.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je cachais mon argent.

I hid my money.

Où te cachais-tu ?

Where were you hiding?

Je me cachais dans un fossé sous des plantes d'eau.

I was hiding in a ditch under water plants.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Je me cachais.

I was hiding.

Tu te cachais.

You were hiding.

Tu te cachais dans mon armoire.

You were hiding in my wardrobe.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Où cachais-tu ton téléphone durant tout ce temps ?

Where were you hiding your phone all this time?

— Masaan (2015)