je devenais

was becoming, became

→ devenir
deven to become + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,087
was becoming, became
FR: Je devenais de plus en plus calme.
EN: I was becoming calmer and calmer.
Conjugation of devenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First devenais —
Second devenais —
Third devenait —

Je devenais nerveuse.

I was getting nervous.

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 mauvais ?

What if I became bad?

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

Des ailes me poussaient et je devenais un poulet.

Wings were sprouting from me, and I was turning into a chicken.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Est-ce que je devenais distraite ?

Was I becoming distracted?

Et tout à coup, des ailes me poussaient et je devenais un poulet.

And all of a sudden, wings sprouted from me and I turned into a chicken.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Si je devenais riche, je l’achèterai.

If I became rich, I would buy it.

J'ai cru que je devenais barge.

I thought I was going crazy.

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

Si tu devenais soudainement aveugle, que ferais-tu ?

If you suddenly went blind, what would you do?