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je dormais

was sleeping, slept

→ dormir
dorm sleep + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #31,452
was sleeping, slept Imperfect tense (used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past).
FR: Quand tu as appelé, je dormais.
EN: When you called, I was sleeping.
Conjugation of dormir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dormais —
Second dormais —
Third dormait dormaient

Je ne dormais plus depuis quatre jours.

I hadn't slept for four days.

— Fight Club (1999)

De nouveau, je ne dormais plus.

Once again, I couldn't sleep.

— Fight Club (1999)

Tu ne dormais pas ?

You weren't asleep?

— Le Tombeau des lucioles (1988)

Je ne dormais pas, non.

I wasn't asleep, no.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Ne dormais-tu pas ?

Weren't you asleep?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Non, je ne dormais pas.

No, I wasn't sleeping.

Alors que je ne dormais pas encore, un raffut dans la rue m'a alerté.

While I was still awake, a commotion in the street alerted me.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Je ne dormais pas.

I wasn't sleeping.

— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)

Je bossais la nuit et dormais le jour.

I worked at night and slept during the day.

— Happy Together (1997)