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je racontais

was telling, used to tell

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racont to tell, to recount + ais je/tu conjugation
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,859
was telling, used to tell Imperfect tense (je/tu/il/elle/on form), used for ongoing actions or habitual actions in the past.
FR: Je te racontais mon week-end quand tu m’as appelé.
EN: I was telling you about my weekend when you called me.
Conjugation of raconter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First racontais —
Second racontais —
Third racontait —

Si je vous racontais une de mes histoires ?

What if I told you one of my stories?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Tu ne racontais pas tout à ta maîtresse ?

Didn't you tell your teacher everything?

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Tu me racontais ce qu'on dit jamais.

You told me what no one ever says.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Comme si tu racontais une histoire.

As if you were telling a story.

— Victoria (2015)

Soyons honnêtes, je me racontais des histoires.

Let's be honest, I was telling myself stories.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Je racontais des blagues.

I was telling jokes.