I was
-ai été
Past I conjugation of be.
Like he was a man, and i was a little girl.
Comme s'il était un homme, et moi une petite fille.
This is my friend Nate i was telling you about.
Voilà mon ami Nate dont je vous ai parlé.
For the first time in my life, i was happy.
Pour la première fois de ma vie, j'étais heureuse.
If i was a woman, you think we'd still be together?
Si j'étais une femme, tu penses qu'on serait encore ensemble ?
But i was really surprised to see my name.
Mais j'ai été vraiment surpris de voir mon nom.
Six months ago, i was a cop in L.A.
Il y a six mois, j'étais flic à L.A.
I didn't tell you i was sleeping with patrick.
Je ne t'ai pas dit que je couchais avec Patrick.
But i was supposed to have eight more days with her.
Mais j'étais censée avoir encore 8 jours avec elle.
You haven't done this since i was little.
Tu n'as pas fait ça depuis que je suis petite.
We never told the police that i was there.
On n'a pas dit à la police que j'étais là.
I said i was your friend, and i meant it.
J'ai dit que j'étais ton amie, et je le pensais.
I mean, that's what i was going to tell you.
Je veux dire, c'est ce que je devais te dire.
Yeah, about that... I think i was wrong.
Oui, à propos de ça... Je pense que j'avais tort.
A few days ago, i was out in my yard.
Il y a quelques jours, j'étais dans ma court.
Before i was born, my parents got into some trouble.
Avant ma naissance, mes parents ont eu des problèmes.
You knew i was going to take it, didn't you?
Vous saviez que j'allais le prendre, n'est-ce pas ?
Uh, i was just looking for some information about something.
Je cherchais juste quelques renseignements à propos de quelque chose.
Well, i thought i was doing pretty good right here.
Et bien, je pensais que je me débrouillais bien ici.
Last night, i was having dinner with my parole officer.
Hier soir, j'ai diné avec mon agent de probation.
You're not the only one i was trying to impress.
Vous n'étiez pas le seul que j'essayais d'impressionner.
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