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je respirais

was breathing

→ respirer
respir breathe, inhale + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #51,622
was breathing Also means “used to breathe” in habitual contexts.
FR: Je respirais lentement.
EN: I was breathing slowly.
Conjugation of respirer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First respirais —
Second respirais —
Third respirait —

Je ne respirais même pas fort.

I wasn't even breathing heavily.

Chaque fois que je respirais.

Every time I breathed.

— Devdas (2002)

Je respirais contre le miroir.

I was breathing against the mirror.

Je respirais.

I was breathing.