飲んでた

was drinking

→ 飲む
飲ん drink + で Te-form (conjunctive) + た Past tense
verb · informal, imperfect tense Rare #20,242
was drinking Colloquial contraction of 飲んでいた.
JA: さっき、水を飲んでた。
EN: I was drinking water a little while ago.
Conjugation of 飲む
Indicative imperfect
飲んでた

一時期は、コーラにはまって、毎日のように飲んでたよ。

For a while, I was hooked on cola and drank it almost every day.

あなたが到着する前に既に飲んでた?

Had you already been drinking before you arrived?

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

あいつ昼間から飲んでたのか

Was that guy drinking in the middle of the day?

— グエムル -漢江の怪物- (2006)

飲んでた

I was drinking.

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)

俺たち、一晩中飲んでたんだ。

We were drinking all night.

あの日って、飲んでたの?

Were you drinking that day?

飲んでたの?

Were you drinking?

酒を飲んでた?

Were you drinking?

— ワン・バトル・アフター・アナザー (2025)

僕のじいちゃんは、週末になるとビールを飲んでたなぁ。

I remember my grandpa used to drink beer on weekends.

何を飲んでた?

What were you drinking?

— 甘い生活 (1960)

飲んでたのか?

Were you drinking?

— 人生スイッチ (2014)