breathed, was breathing
Я дышал.
I was breathing.
Том не дышал.
Tom wasn't breathing.
Я едва дышал.
I could barely breathe.
Я его видела в реанимации, он ещё дышал.
I saw him in intensive care, he was still breathing.
— Всё о моей матери (1999)
Том тяжело дышал.
Tom was breathing heavily.