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je venais

was coming, were coming

v ə . n ɛ → venir
ven to come + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #48,498
was coming, were coming The form can mean “was coming” or “were coming,” depending on the subject.
FR: Je venais te voir.
EN: I was coming to see you.
Conjugation of venir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First venais —
Second venais veniez
Third venait venaient

Je croyais que tu ne venais pas.

I thought you weren't coming.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Tu as dit que tu ne venais pas.

You said you weren't coming.

Et d'où venais-tu ?

And where did you come from?

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

Je me suis figuré que tu ne venais pas.

I figured you weren’t coming.

Sounds similar to

venez v ə . n e venu v ə . n y venue v ə . n y venant v ə . n ɑ̃ venin v ə . n ɛ̃ venons v ə . n ɔ̃