je mangeais

was eating, ate

m ɑ̃ . ʒ ɛ → manger

mange eat + ais imperfect tense, je/tu

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,589

was eating, ate Imperfect tense; used with “je” or “tu”.

FR: Je mangeais une pomme quand tu m’as appelé.

EN: I was eating an apple when you called me.

Conjugation of manger

Indicative imperfect

Why were you eating alone?

You used to eat a lot of it in high school.

— Mother (2009)

You used to eat noodles at our place.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Back then, I used to eat nothing but junk food.

I heard that you don't eat meat.

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