je conduisais

was driving, used to drive

→ conduire
conduis to drive + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,798
was driving, used to drive The imperfect form can describe an ongoing action in the past or a past habit.
FR: Je conduisais doucement.
EN: I was driving slowly.
Conjugation of conduire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First conduisais —
Second conduisais conduisiez
Third conduisait —

Je conduisais.

I was driving.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Je ne conduisais pas, je marchais.

I wasn't driving, I was walking.

Je conduisais un camion.

I was driving a truck.

C'était moi qui conduisais, pas Lélé.

I was the one driving, not Lélé.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Tu conduisais, dans la campagne.

You were driving, in the countryside.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Je le conduisais partout.

I drove him everywhere.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Tu conduisais la voiture.

You were driving the car.

Et tu conduisais ?

And were you driving?

— Vivre ! (1994)

Tu te conduisais comme si rien ne s'était passé.

You were acting as if nothing had happened.

C'est toi qui conduisais ?

Were you the one driving?

— Mother (2009)

Un jour, je conduisais, et je t'ai vue dans une voiture rouge.

One day, I was driving, and I saw you in a red car.

— Us and Them (2018)

C'est moi qui conduisais.

I was the one driving.

C'était la première fois que je conduisais une voiture.

It was the first time I had driven a car.