I was calling
-appelais
Past progressive I conjugation of call.
But that's not why I was calling.
Mais je n'appelais pas pour ça.
That's why I was calling you.
C'est pourquoi je t'appelle.
I was calling you briefcase.
Je t'appelais mallette.
Because that's what I was calling you for.
Je t'appelais pour ça.
And so, I was calling places where he had lived.
Donc j'ai appelé tous les endroits où il a vécu.
I was calling Summer to find out why she left.
J'appelais Summer pour savoir pourquoi elle était partie.
I told him I was calling the police.
Je lui ai dit que j'allais appeler la police.
Look, um, the reason that I was calling you...
Ecoute, euh, la raison pour laquelle je t'ai appelé...
For your information, I was calling to tell you you were cute.
Pour information, Je t'appelais pour te dire que tu étais mignon.
I was calling, but you didn't hear me.
Je t'ai appelée, mais tu n'as pas entendu.
Actually that's not why I was calling you.
En fait ce n'est pas pour ça que je t'ai appelée.
Well, that's actually why I was calling.
Eh bien, ça... Ce est pourquoi je appelle .
I was calling to invite you out to dinner, but never mind.
Je vous appelais pour vous inviter à dîner, mais tant pis.
I was calling, but you didn't hear me.
Bien. Je t'ai appelée, mais tu n'as pas entendu.
And I was calling his name but he just stared back.
Je l'appelais par son nom et il me regardait.
I was calling Kiril. Shush. Just want to ask you a few questions.
J'allais appeller Kiril. Shush. Nous voulons seulement te poser quelques questions.
You must've understood that I was calling Karan.
Tu as dû comprendre que j'appelais Karan.
I told him I was calling the police.
Je lui ai dit que j'appellerais la police.
I was calling at her to come back with me.
J'ai vu Caitlin. Je l'appelais pour qu'elle reparte avec moi.
No, that's... that's not why I was calling.
Non, ce n'est pas la raison pour laquelle j'appelais.
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