je portais

was carrying, was wearing

→ porter
port to wear; to carry + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #43,689
was carrying, was wearing Imperfect tense of « porter » (used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Je portais une veste noire.
EN: I was wearing a black jacket.
Conjugation of porter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First portais
Second portais
Third portait portaient

Je n'en portais même plus au bureau.

I didn’t even wear them to the office anymore.

— Fight Club (1999)

Quand j'étais petite, je ne portais que des pantalons.

When I was little, I only wore pants.

Je ne portais pas ma ceinture.

I wasn’t wearing my seat belt.

Je le portais en bas.

I was wearing it downstairs.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)