読んでた

was reading

→ 読む
読ん read + で Te-form (conjunctive) + た Past tense
verb · informal, imperfect tense Rare #28,219
was reading Colloquial contraction of 読んでいた.
JA: 昨夜、ベッドで本を読んでた。
EN: I was reading a book in bed last night.
Conjugation of 読む
Indicative imperfect
読んでた

昨日読んでたのはフランス語の本だったの?

Was the book you were reading yesterday in French?

トムは木の下に座って本を読んでた。

Tom was sitting under a tree reading a book.

午前中は、ずっと本読んでたよ。

I spent the whole morning reading a book.

昨夜は遅くまで小説を読んでたんだ。

I stayed up late reading a novel last night.

星占いは、毎日読んでたよ。

I used to read my horoscope every day.

新聞を読んでたんだ。

I was reading the newspaper.

あの厚い本を読んでたの?

Were you reading that thick book?