je tuais

was killing, killed

→ tuer
tu kill + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,452
was killing, killed The imperfect form describes an ongoing, repeated, or background action in the past.
FR: Je tuais le temps en lisant.
EN: I was passing the time by reading.
Conjugation of tuer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tuais —
Second tuais tuiez
Third tuait —

Et si je les tuais tous deux de mes mains ?

What if I killed them both with my own hands?

— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)

Comme si tu tuais un frère !

As if you were killing a brother!

— Alien, la résurrection (1997)

C'était la première fois que tu tuais quelqu'un, c'est ça ?

It was the first time you’d killed someone, wasn’t it?

— Akira (1988)

Avant, je tuais sans autre intention que de rencontrer plus fort que moi.

Before, I killed for no other reason than to meet someone stronger than me.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Je n'étais pas le meilleur parce que je tuais vite.

I wasn't the best just because I killed quickly.

— Gladiator (2000)