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je demandais

was asking, asked, was wondering

→ demander
demand to ask, to request + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #24,790
was asking, asked Imperfect form; the English translation depends on context.
FR: Je lui demandais de faire du thé.
EN: I was asking him to make tea.
was wondering Used with a reflexive pronoun: se demander means “to wonder.”
FR: Je me demandais où elle était.
EN: I was wondering where she was.
Conjugation of demander
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First demandais —
Second demandais demandiez
Third demandait —

Donc tu le ferais, si je te demandais de sauter d'une falaise.

So you would do it if I asked you to jump off a cliff.

— Interstellar (2014)

Je me le demandais.

I was wondering.

Voilà ce que tu demandais.

Here is what you were asking for.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Je me le demandais également.

I was wondering that too.

Au fait, que me demandais-tu ?

By the way, what were you asking me?

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Je vous demandais si vous aviez besoin d'aide.

I was asking if you needed any help.

J'ai fait tout ce que tu demandais.

I did everything you asked.

Tu me demandais un miracle, je t'offre le FBI.

You were asking me for a miracle; I’m giving you the FBI.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

C'est moi qui demandais le prêt.

I was the one asking for the loan.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Je lui demandais de faire du thé.

I asked him to make some tea.

Que diriez-vous si je vous demandais de rester ?

What would you say if I asked you to stay?

Tu demandais si je m'y connais en gonzesses.

You were asking if I know my way around women.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Comme si j'en demandais trop.

As if I were asking for too much.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je ne demandais rien.

I wasn't asking for anything.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je vous demandais d'avoir confiance.

I was asking you to trust me.

— Interstellar (2014)

Je n'ai pas pu trouver ce que tu demandais.

I couldn't find what you were asking for.

Tu l'as pris dans mon portefeuille pendant que tu me demandais en mariage ?

Did you take it from my wallet while you were proposing to me?

— The Machinist (2004)