we were planting
Past progressive we conjugation of plant.

plant

I must say that I felt as if we were planting a tree, that we had stopped concentrating on our day-to-day work for a few moments so that we could also take a responsible look at the future.
Permettez-moi de vous dire que j'ai eu l'impression de planter un arbre ; du haut de celui-ci, nous avons cessé, pour un instant, de regarder les travaux quotidiens afin de pointer le doigt, avec responsabilité, vers le futur.
We were planting banana trees on the farm.
Nous plantions des bananiers à la ferme.
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