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j'entrais

was going in, was entering, went in, entered

→ entrer
entr to enter, to go in, to come in + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #51,142
was going in, was entering Imperfect form; often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: J'entrais dans la maison quand tu as appelé.
EN: I was going into the house when you called.
went in, entered In a hypothetical question, this form can express a tentative suggestion: “What if I went in first?”
FR: Et si j'entrais maintenant ?
EN: What if I went in now?
Conjugation of entrer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First entrais —
Second entrais —
Third entrait —

Aujourd'hui j'ai rêvé, que j'entrais dans sa maison.

Today I dreamed that I was entering their house.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Et si j'entrais avant vous ?

What if I went in before you?

— Full River Red (2023)

Je voulais voir si j'y entrais, je pourrais enfin m'échapper ?

I wanted to see if, by going in there, I could finally escape.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

J'entrais dans les détails.

I was going into detail.