What does je finissais mean in English from French?

The imperfect (abbreviated IMPERF) is a verb form, found in various languages, which combines past tense (reference to a past time) and imperfective aspect (reference to a continuing or repeated event or state). It can therefore have meanings similar to the English "was walking" or "used to walk."
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The French Past Imperfect Tense "l'imparfait" is used to describe past actions that are still going on, or actions that occurred regularly in the past. For example: He was eating when you called.
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je finissais = I finished or I was finishing.
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