I was lifting
-soulevais
Past progressive I conjugation of lift.
I was lifting up the car.
j'étais soulever la voiture.
I was lifting a car off a child.
J'ai soulevé une voiture qui écrasait un enfant. Une grosse Cadillac.
As I was lifting the spare tyre out of the boot a motorcyclist approach the rear of the car and offered help as he said he was a mechanic.
Alors que je sortais le pneu de secours du coffre, un motard s'est approché de l'arrière de la voiture et me proposa son aide, disant être mécanicien.
My back is painful because I was lifting heavy weights yesterday.
J'ai mal au dos parce que j'ai soulevé des poids lourds hier.
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