I was writing
-écrivais
Past progressive I conjugation of write.

I was writing

I was writing to him less and less often.
Je lui écrivais de moins en moins.
I was writing her a love letter.
Je lui écrivais une lettre d'amour.
But while I was writing this, I realized today is my Birthday.
Mais en écrivant ces lignes, je me rends compte qu'aujourd'hui c'est mon anniversaire.
I was writing you a note.
Je t'écrivais un mot.
I was writing you a note.
Je te laissais un mot.
I was writing you a note.
- Salut. Je te laissais un mot.
He came to me when I was writing my dissertation.
Il est venu à moi quand je rédigeais ma thèse.
He came to me when I was writing my dissertation.
Il est venu me voir quand j'écrivais ma thèse.
When he came, I was writing a letter.
Quand il est venu, j'étais en train d'écrire une lettre.
She peered over my shoulder to see what I was writing.
Elle a scruté au-dessus de mon épaule pour voir ce que j'écrivais.
I sent you a note when I was writing my book.
Je t'ai envoyé une note pendant que j'écrivais mon livre.
This arrangement worked better than when I was writing full time.
Cet arrangement a fonctionné mieux que lorsque j'ai écrit à temps plein.
I was writing with a very good friend of mine, Eskil Vogt.
J’écrivais avec un très bon ami, Eskil Vogt.
That's just what I was writing in my diary.
C'est précisément ce que j'écrivais dans mon journal.
But he was dying slower than I was writing.
Mais il mourait plus lentement que je n'écrivais.
And no one told me what I was writing was wrong.
Et personne ne m'a dit que ce que j'écrivais était faux.
He was particularly impressed at how rapidly I was writing.
Il avait été particulièrement impressionné par la rapidité avec laquelle j'écrivais.
Years and years later, I was writing my first cookbook.
Des années et des années plus tard, j'écrivais mon premier livre de cuisine.
I told him I was writing a book.
Je lui ai dit que j'écrivais un livre.
And I was writing software to visualize laser scanners.
Et je codais un logiciel pour les scanners à laser visuel.
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