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je dormais

I was sleeping

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phrase Uncommon #19,096
I was sleeping The imperfect tense can describe an ongoing action in the past or a past habit.
FR: Je dormais quand tu as appelé.
EN: I was sleeping when you called.

Je dormais dans la vie réelle.

I was asleep in real life.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Il vint tandis que je dormais encore.

He came while I was still asleep.

Samedi soir, quand il est rentré, je dormais.

Saturday night, when he came home, I was asleep.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je dormais, ils m'ont réveillé.

I was sleeping, and they woke me up.

— Amarcord (1973)

J'y ai réfléchi sérieusement hier soir quand je dormais à côté de toi.

I thought about it seriously last night while I was sleeping next to you.

— Suspiria (1977)

D'abord, je dormais.

First, I was sleeping.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Est-ce que je dormais ?

Was I asleep?

— Fight Club (1999)

J'ai tout vu parce que je dormais ici.

I saw everything because I was sleeping here.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Et si je dormais toute seule ?

What if I slept all alone?

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Je dormais pas.

I wasn't sleeping.

Si j'étais fatigué, je dormais.

If I was tired, I would sleep.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

La nuit je dormais pratiquement dessus.

At night I practically slept on it.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Je dormais à moitié.

I was half-asleep.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Que je dormais.

That I was asleep.

— Mystic River (2003)

Moi, je dormais.

I was asleep.

— [REC] (2007)

Il est venu tandis que je dormais encore.

He came while I was still asleep.

On m'a dérobé mon sac à main et mon billet tandis que je dormais dans le train.

My handbag and ticket were stolen while I was sleeping on the train.

Vous étiez là pendant que je dormais ?

Were you there while I was sleeping?

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Je dormais.

I was sleeping.

— Mystic River (2003)

Moi, non, je dormais.

Not me, I was asleep.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je dormais sur le canapé du salon.

I was sleeping on the living room couch.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Il avait l'habitude de mouiller mon lit quand je dormais.

He used to wet my bed while I was asleep.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Je sais pas, je dormais.

I don't know, I was sleeping.

— La Chèvre (1981)

Je dormais profondément.

I was sleeping soundly.