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je courais

was running, ran, was pursuing, were pursuing

→ courir
cour to run + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,615
was running, ran The exact translation depends on context; this form often describes an action that was in progress in the past.
FR: Je courais dans le parc.
EN: I was running in the park.
was pursuing, were pursuing Often used with après to mean pursuing or chasing after someone.
FR: Tu courais après lui depuis des semaines.
EN: You had been pursuing him for weeks.
Conjugation of courir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First courais —
Second courais —
Third courait couraient

Tu courais tout le temps après elle.

You were always running after her.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Tu courais comme s'il t'arrivait un truc.

You were running as if something had happened to you.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

C'est la fille après laquelle tu courais ce soir-là ?

Is that the girl you were chasing that evening?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Tu courais toujours après elle.

You were always chasing after her.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Tu courais comme une folle.

You were running like a madwoman.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)