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je mangeais

was eating

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phrase Rare #25,512
was eating Imperfect past tense of manger. Can also mean "used to eat" depending on context.
FR: Je mangeais quand tu m'as appelé.
EN: I was eating when you called me.

Pendant que je mangeais, le téléphone a sonné.

While I was eating, the phone rang.

Je mangeais.

I was eating.

Je mangeais mon kiwi.

I was eating my kiwi.

J'ai pas dit que je mangeais pas.

I didn't say I wasn't eating.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Je mangeais des frites.

I was eating fries.

Je mangeais !

I was eating!

— Amarcord (1973)

Je mangeais un citron frais pour la vitamine C.

I ate a fresh lemon for vitamin C.

Quand j'étais petite, je mangeais mes croûtes de bobos.

When I was little, I used to eat my scabs.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Je mangeais mes fraises.

I was eating my strawberries.

Je mangeais comme un porc.

I ate like a pig.

Je mangeais un sandwich.

I was eating a sandwich.

Je mangeais mon citron.

I was eating my lemon.

Je viens juste de rentrer et je mangeais un morceau.

I just got home and was having a bite to eat.

— Rushmore (1998)

Je mangeais de la viande.

I ate meat.