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tu dormais

you were sleeping

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phrase Rare #25,889
you were sleeping Imperfect tense of dormir. Often used for an ongoing or background action in the past.
FR: Quand je suis arrivé, tu dormais déjà.
EN: When I arrived, you were already sleeping.

Tu dormais.

You were sleeping.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Tu dormais profondément.

You were sleeping soundly.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Je pensais que tu dormais.

I thought you were asleep.

— The Strangers (2016)

Tu dormais ?

Were you asleep?

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Je croyais que tu dormais.

I thought you were asleep.

Tu dormais si bien comme un bon bébé !

You slept so well, like a good baby!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Ça te coûterait bien sûr moins cher si tu dormais chez nous.

It would of course cost you less if you stayed with us.

Est-ce que qu'on t'a déjà dit que tu t'arrêtais de respirer quand tu dormais ?

Has anyone ever told you that you stop breathing when you sleep?

Mais si tu dormais chez nous ?

But what if you slept at our place?

— Love Actually (2003)

Tu dormais, n'est-ce pas ?

You were sleeping, weren't you?

Je ne savais pas que tu dormais.

I didn't know you were sleeping.

Tu n'as qu'à dire que tu dormais.

Just say you were asleep.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Tu dormais dans un imper en plastique.

You were sleeping in a plastic raincoat.

— The World (2004)