I was committing
-commettais
Past progressive I conjugation of commit.

commit

Sorry, I didn't think I was committing a federal offence.
Je ne savais pas que je commettais un crime fédéral.
I'll tell you, you know what I would do if the bumper fell off my car while I was committing a crime?
Ecoute, tu sais ce que j'aurais fait si le pare-choc tombait de ma voiture pendant que je commettais un crime ?
I tried to explain to the policeman... that if I was committing a crime... it was a crime for which I had already paid the penalty.
J'ai essayé d'expliquer au policier que je commettais un crime pour lequel j'avais déjà payé.
Also, I could not accept that I was committing any mistakes and would feel bad for several days after, as what I wanted was to be seen as perfect.
Aussi, je ne pouvais pas accepter de commettre la moindre faute et me sentais très mal pendant plusieurs jours de suite, puisque je voulais être vue comme une personne parfaite.
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