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je rentrais

I was going back

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I was going back The past tense can describe an action in progress or something that happened regularly in the past.
FR: Je rentrais quand tu as appelé.
EN: I was on my way home when you called.

C'est comme si je rentrais chez moi.

It feels like I'm coming home.

— Rebecca (1940)

Je rentrais par la fenêtre.

I was coming back in through the window.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Je rentrais quand je voulais.

I used to come home whenever I wanted.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Je rentrais à la maison.

I was coming home.

— Les Larmes du tigre noir (2000)

Je rentrais.

I was coming home.

Je rentrais chez moi.

I was going home.

Je t'ai dit que je venais jusqu'ici et qu'après je rentrais.

I told you I was coming here and then heading back.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Je rentrais d’un dîner tardif quand on m’a fait tomber par-derrière.

I was walking home from a late dinner when someone knocked me down from behind.

Et je rentrais au Brésil !

And I was going back to Brazil!

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Je rentrais pour me changer mais je ne pense plus avoir le temps.

I was going home to change, but I don't think I have time anymore.

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Surtout quand je rentrais chez moi le soir.

Especially when I was coming home in the evening.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)

À six heures, je rentrais à Paris par l'Isle-Adam, Enghien et la porte Bineau.

At six o’clock, I was heading back to Paris via L’Isle-Adam, Enghien, and Porte Bineau.