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j'occupais

was taking care of, was looking after, was occupying, held

→ occuper
occup occupy + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,785
was taking care of, was looking after Usually used with se: s'occuper de quelqu'un or quelque chose means to take care of or deal with them.
FR: Je m'occupais de mon frère après l'école.
EN: I was taking care of my brother after school.
was occupying, held For example, occupais un poste means held a position.
FR: J'occupais un petit appartement près du centre.
EN: I was occupying a small apartment near the center.
Conjugation of occuper
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First occupais —
Second occupais occupiez
Third occupait —

J'ai dit que je m'occupais de toi !

I said I’d take care of you!

— Carandiru (2003)

Je m'occupais de ma mère.

I was taking care of my mother.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je t'ai dit que je m'en occupais.

I told you I'd take care of it.

Tout le monde souffrait, mais je ne m'occupais que de moi.

Everyone was suffering, but I only cared about myself.

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Je n’occupais pas de poste de décision politique à Los Alamos.

I did not hold a political decision-making position at Los Alamos.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

J'ai dit que je m'en occupais.

I said I'd take care of it.

Si je m'occupais de toi, tu serais ma chienne.

If I took care of you, you'd be my bitch.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je m'occupais d'elle depuis des années.

I had been taking care of her for years.

— The Rip (2026)