j'écrivais

was writing, used to write

e . k ʁ i . v ɛ → écrire

écriv write + ais imperfect tense, je/tu

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #45,407

was writing, used to write Imperfect tense; the exact English translation depends on context.

FR: Quand j'étais enfant, j'écrivais des histoires dans un cahier.

EN: When I was a child, I used to write stories in a notebook.

Conjugation of écrire

Indicative imperfect

You were writing, you say.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

That’s not what you were writing in Charbel’s journal.

— Incendies (2010)

I was writing to you...

— Intouchables (2011)

What if you wrote to them?

— Le Tombeau des lucioles (1988)

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