je courais

I was running; I used to run

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phrase Rare #46,106
I was running; I used to run Describes an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past.
FR: Je courais quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.
EN: I was running when it started to rain.

À partir de ce jour-là, dès que j'allais quelque part, je courais.

From that day on, whenever I went anywhere, I ran.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Je courais.

I was running.

Et si je courais ?

What if I ran?

Je suis tombé alors que je courais.

I fell while I was running.

Je courais toujours pour aller partout.

I always ran everywhere I went.

— Forrest Gump (1994)