received, was receiving
Quand j'étais petit, je recevais une fessée si je faisais quelque chose de mal.
When I was little, I would get a spanking if I did something wrong.
Okello, est-ce vrai que toi aussi tu recevais une paye d'Ursua ?
Okello, is it true that you too were receiving a paycheck from Ursua?
— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)