played, was playing
Je jouais tellement au ping-pong, que j'y jouais même en dormant.
I played so much ping-pong that I even played it in my sleep.
— Forrest Gump (1994)
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)
Mlle Cuckoo, c'est moi qui jouais le prêtre.
Miss Cuckoo, I was the one playing the priest.
— King of Comedy (1999)