J'écrivais (en. I was writing)

/ʒ‿e.kʁi.vɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Action of writing in the imperfect tense.

When I was young, I was writing poems.

Quand j'étais jeune, j'écrivais des poèmes.

Description of a habitual action in the past.

Every week, I was writing in my journal.

Chaque semaine, j'écrivais dans mon journal.

Indication of an action in progress in the past.

I was writing a letter when the phone rang.

J'écrivais une lettre quand le téléphone a sonné.

Derived from the Latin verb 'scribere', meaning 'to write'.

I was writing by hand

I was taking notes or writing without using a computer.

j'écrivais à la main

I was writing without thinking

I was writing spontaneously, without a prior plan.

j'écrivais sans réfléchir

I was writing all through the night

I was making efforts to write throughout the night.

j'écrivais tout au long de la nuit

to write

Action of forming letters or words to communicate.

écrire

written

Text or document that is written.

écrit

writing

Process of writing or composing texts.

rédaction

Expressive chatting through writing.

When I’m inspired, I used to write random stuff.

Quand je suis inspiré, j'écrivais des trucs à larrache.

Writing casually on social media.

I used to write quick statuses on Facebook.

Je j'écrivais des statuts à la va-vite sur Facebook.