je roulais

was driving, was rolling

→ rouler
roul to travel by vehicle + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,591
was driving
FR: Je roulais doucement sur cette route.
EN: I was driving slowly on this road.
was rolling
FR: Je me roulais par terre de rire.
EN: I was rolling on the floor laughing.
Conjugation of rouler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First roulais —
Second roulais —
Third roulait —

À combien tu roulais sur le boulevard ?

How fast were you going on the boulevard?

— Taxi (1998)

Je roulais et je me suis dit, « Il a des lunettes, cet Indien. »

I was driving along and thought to myself, “That Indian guy is wearing glasses.”

— La Chèvre (1981)

Je ne roulais pas si vite ?

I wasn't driving that fast?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Tu te roulais par terre et tout.

You were rolling around on the ground and everything.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je ne roulais même pas vite.

I wasn't even driving fast.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)