j'étudiais

was studying, studied

→ étudier
étudi study + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,644
was studying, studied
FR: Quand j'étais étudiant, j'étudiais à la bibliothèque tous les soirs.
EN: When I was a student, I studied at the library every evening.
Conjugation of étudier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First étudiais
Second étudiais
Third étudiait

J'étudiais.

I was studying.

J'étais seule et j'étudiais.

I was alone and studying.

Je pensais que tu étudiais le français.

I thought you were studying French.

Je me suis endormi pendant que j'étudiais sur mon bureau.

I fell asleep while studying at my desk.

Saviez-vous que j'étudiais chez Mme Strong avant de venir ici?

Did you know that I studied with Mrs. Strong before coming here?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

J'étudiais la journée, le soir, je travaillais.

I studied during the day, and in the evening, I worked.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Je n'étudiais que les dessins.

I was only studying the drawings.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Tu étudiais quoi?

What were you studying?

— Fight Club (1999)