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je devenais

was becoming

→ devenir
deven become + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,262
was becoming Imperfect tense of « devenir » (used for ongoing actions or descriptions in the past).
FR: Je devenais de plus en plus confiant.
EN: I was becoming more and more confident.
Conjugation of devenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First devenais —
Second devenais —
Third devenait —

J'ai cru que je devenais barge.

I thought I was going crazy.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Si je devenais mauvais ?

What if I became bad?

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Si tu devenais soudainement aveugle, que ferais-tu ?

If you suddenly went blind, what would you do?

Tu es parti au moment où tu devenais intéressant.

You left just when you were becoming interesting.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Si je devenais riche, je l’achèterai.

If I became rich, I would buy it.

Je devenais nerveuse.

I was getting nervous.