Conditionnel tense question

Michele M.C1Kwiziq community member

Conditionnel tense question

What is the difference between J'était dormir and Je dormait? Are they both correct to indicate "I was sleeping"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Some French adverbs end in -ément"

Asked 4 years ago

D. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

Salut Michele,

The second is almost correct to mean 'I was sleeping', but should be spelt 'je dormais'. This is the imperfect tense. If you wanted to use the conditional ('I would sleep') the translation is 'je dormirais'. The first example you give isn't correct for either the imperfect or the conditional (or anything else I'm afraid)

Matthew

Like14 years ago

Michele M. asked:

Conditionnel tense question

What is the difference between J'était dormir and Je dormait? Are they both correct to indicate "I was sleeping"?

Don't have an account yet? Join today

« The correction Bot doesn't recognise "épargner" for to save up?Meaning of expression "avant que tu ne sortes tes meilleurs vannes" »

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard

Find your French level