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je couchais

was going to bed, was sleeping with, was staying (at)

→ coucher
couch to sleep with, to have sex with + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #51,652
was going to bed
FR: Je me couchais tôt.
EN: I was going to bed early.
was sleeping with When used with avec, this usually means having sex with someone.
FR: Je couchais avec elle.
EN: I was sleeping with her.
was staying (at)
FR: Je couchais chez ma sœur.
EN: I was staying at my sister’s.
Conjugation of coucher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First couchais —
Second couchais —
Third couchait —

Tu m'avais dit que tu couchais chez Jeanne.

You told me you were staying over at Jeanne’s.

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Puis vint le rêve — un autre était prévu — où je couchais avec des hommes.

Then came the dream—another one was planned—in which I slept with men.

En ce temps-là, je me couchais plus tôt.

At that time, I went to bed earlier.

Même pas que tu couchais avec elle ?

Not even that you were sleeping with her?

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)