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je passais

was passing, was going by, used to spend

p a . s ɛ → passer
pass to pass, to skip + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,642
was passing, was going by The same form is used with je and tu; the English subject depends on context.
FR: Je passais devant la boulangerie.
EN: I was walking past the bakery.
used to spend Used with a period of time, as in passer une nuit (to spend a night).
FR: Je passais une heure chez ma sœur chaque dimanche.
EN: I used to spend an hour at my sister’s every Sunday.
Conjugation of passer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First passais —
Second passais passiez
Third passait passaient

J'ai entendu dire que tu passais des auditions.

I heard that you were auditioning.

— Chicago (2002)

J'y passais tout mon temps.

I spent all my time there.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

J'passais par là, c'est tout.

I was just passing by, that's all.

Fumier, va, tu l'as vu, que tu passais sur moi.

You bastard, come on—you saw you were running me over.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

J'ai remarqué que tu passais beaucoup de temps avec miss Granger.

I’ve noticed that you’ve been spending a lot of time with Miss Granger.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Je croyais que tu passais ton temps à manifester à la fac.

I thought you spent your time protesting at university.

— The Host (2006)

J'y passais une nuit ou deux par semaine.

I spent a night or two there a week.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Sounds similar to

passer p a . s e passé p a . s e paraît p a . ʁ ɛ passée p a . s e palais p a . l ɛ paquet p a . k ɛ paquets p a . k ɛ lacet l a . s ɛ passant p a . s ɑ̃