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je demandais

was asking, asked

→ demander
demand to ask (for), to request + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #15,499
was asking, asked Imperfect tense (used for ongoing/repeated past actions or background description).
FR: Je demandais toujours la même chose.
EN: I was always asking for the same thing.
Conjugation of demander
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First demandais —
Second demandais demandiez
Third demandait —

Que diriez-vous si je vous demandais de rester ?

What would you say if I asked you to stay?

Comme si j'en demandais trop.

As if I were asking for too much.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je me le demandais.

I was wondering.

Je demandais ça comme ça.

I was just asking that.

C'est tout ce que je demandais.

That's all I asked.

Je vous demandais d'avoir confiance.

I was asking you to trust me.

— Interstellar (2014)

Voilà ce que tu demandais.

Here is what you were asking for.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Vous seriez vexé, si je demandais qu'on désigne un autre avocat ?

Would you be offended if I asked for another lawyer to be appointed?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Je lui demandais de faire du thé.

I asked him to make some tea.

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)

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)

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 n'ai pas pu trouver ce que tu demandais.

I couldn't find what you were asking for.

Je demandais, c'est tout.

I was just asking.

C'est moi qui demandais le prêt.

I was the one asking for the loan.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Je ne demandais rien.

I wasn't asking for anything.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je vous demandais si vous aviez besoin d'aide.

I was asking if you needed any help.

Je demandais juste.

I was just asking.

Ils buvaient leur café, je demandais l'addition.

They were drinking their coffee, and I was asking for the bill.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Et si je demandais a la pluie de s'élever dans les airs ?

What if I asked the rain to rise into the air?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Je demandais.

I asked.

Je me le demandais également.

I was wondering that too.

J'ai fait tout ce que tu demandais.

I did everything you asked.

Je demandais pour jusqu'à Kolkata.

I was asking about going as far as Kolkata.

— PIKU (2015)

Au fait, que me demandais-tu ?

By the way, what were you asking me?

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)