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j'enseignais

was teaching, used to teach

ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ ɛ → enseigner
enseign teach + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,947
was teaching, used to teach The same form can also mean “were teaching” when addressing someone informally.
FR: J’enseignais le français à des enfants.
EN: I was teaching French to children.
Conjugation of enseigner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First enseignais —
Second enseignais enseigniez
Third enseignait —

Tom est étudiant à l'université où j'enseignais.

Tom is a student at the university where I taught.

Tu enseignais.

You were teaching.

Tu n'enseignais pas la chimie.

You weren't teaching chemistry.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Auparavant j'enseignais l'histoire dans une école secondaire.

I used to teach history at a high school.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Monsieur, je ne vous enseignais pas l'ingénierie.

Sir, I wasn’t teaching you engineering.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Sounds similar to

enseignant ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ ɑ̃ enseigner ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ e enseigné ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ e enseignez ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ e enseignons ɑ̃ . s ɛ . ɲ ɔ̃