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je retournais

I was returning

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phrase Rare #49,350
I was returning The imperfect tense can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past, so it can also mean “I used to go back.”
FR: Je retournais chez moi quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.
EN: I was going back home when it started to rain.

Non, je retournais à ma table.

No, I was going back to my table.

— American Gangster (2007)

Je retournais d'un long voyage.

I was returning from a long trip.

Quand j'étais fauché, je retournais voler.

When I was broke, I would go back to stealing.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Hier soir, j'ai rêvé que je retournais à Manderley.

Last night, I dreamt I went back to Manderley.

— Rebecca (1940)