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je pleurais

were crying

→ pleurer
pleur to cry, to weep + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,983
were crying The same form can also mean “was crying” with je.
FR: Tu pleurais hier soir ?
EN: Were you crying last night?
Conjugation of pleurer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pleurais —
Second pleurais —
Third pleurait pleuraient

Mais pourquoi pleurais-tu ?

But why were you crying?

— Our Times (2015)

Tu pleurais ?

Were you crying?

— Elephant (2003)

Tu pleurais tout à l'heure, pas vrai ?

You were crying earlier, weren’t you?

— Silent Voice (2016)

Je pensais que tu pleurais.

I thought you were crying.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

C'était toujours toi qui pleurais.

You were always the one who cried.

— Comment devenir riche (grâce à sa grand-mère) (2024)