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j'apprenais

I was learning

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I was learning The imperfect tense can also describe a repeated or habitual action in the past, meaning “I used to learn.”
FR: À l'école, j'apprenais le français.
EN: At school, I was learning French.

Quand j'étais enfant, j'apprenais de nombreux poèmes par cœur.

When I was a child, I learned many poems by heart.

Chaque jour, j'apprenais les ficelles.

Every day, I was learning the ropes.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

J'apprenais le tamazight activement.

I was actively learning Tamazight.

J'apprenais de nouvelles ruses.

I was learning new tricks.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'apprenais.

I was learning.

J'apprenais, enfin, j'écoutais.

I was learning—well, I was listening.

— Un prophète (2009)