je jouais

was playing

→ jouer
jou play + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #29,851
was playing Imperfect tense (je): used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Quand j'étais enfant, je jouais souvent dans le jardin.
EN: When I was a child, I often played in the garden.
Conjugation of jouer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First jouais
Second jouais
Third jouait jouaient

Tu jouais de la guitare.

You played the guitar.

À quoi tu jouais?

What were you playing?

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Comme ça, tu jouais la voleuse?

So, you were playing the thief?

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Donc, tu nous jouais dans le dos?

So, you were playing us behind our backs?

— Drive (2011)

Tu jouais la comédie avec lui.

You were just putting on an act with him.

— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)

Je ne jouais pas aux dés plus de sept jours par semaine.

I didn't play dice more than seven days a week.

— Henry V (1989)

J’en jouais dans un numéro avec Le docteur.

I used to play it in a routine with The Doctor.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Tu jouais.

You were playing.

J'y jouais quand j'étais petite.

I used to play it when I was little.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Tu jouais?

Were you playing?

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)