j'envoyais

was sending, used to send, was having sex

→ envoyer
envoy to send, to dispatch + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,421
was sending, used to send The same form is used with je and tu.
FR: J'envoyais un message à ma sœur chaque soir.
EN: I used to send my sister a message every evening.
was having sex In the expression s'envoyer en l'air; vulgar.
FR: Tu t'envoyais en l'air avec lui ?
EN: Were you having sex with him?
Conjugation of envoyer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First envoyais —
Second envoyais —
Third envoyait —

Mais je vous envoyais à manger.

But I was sending you food.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Quand Devdas filait comme un ouragan, j'envoyais Paro le chercher.

When Devdas took off like a hurricane, I'd send Paro to go find him.

— Devdas (2002)

Tu t'envoyais en l'air avec cette garce d'actrice ?

Were you screwing that bitch of an actress?

— Andhadhun (2018)

Si j'envoyais une demande automatique sans message personnel ?

What if I sent an automatic request without a personal message?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)