je trompais

was cheating, was deceiving

→ tromper
tromp to deceive, to trick + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,555
was cheating, was deceiving Imperfect tense (used for ongoing/repeated past actions).
FR: Il me trompais depuis des mois.
EN: He was cheating on me for months.
Conjugation of tromper
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First trompais
Second trompais
Third trompait

Je croyais que cela ne faisait qu'un mois mais je me trompais.

I thought it had only been a month, but I was wrong.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je me trompais.

I was wrong.

— Avengers (2012)

Et je ne le trompais pas.

And I wasn't deceiving him.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Mais je me trompais.

But I was wrong.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Quand tu étais marié avec elle, tu la trompais souvent?

When you were married to her, did you often cheat on her?

— L'Agent secret (2025)