Dépensais

Dépensais is a French verb, the imperfect indicative first-person plural form of the verb dépenser. The verb dépenser means "to spend" or "to expend" in English. Therefore, "dépensais" translates to "we were spending" or "we used to spend."

In French grammar, the imperfect tense (imparfait) is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, as well as states of being or descriptions in the past. When a speaker uses "dépensais," they are referring to an action of spending that was happening repeatedly or continuously at some point in the past. For example, "Nous dépensais beaucoup d'argent pendant les vacances" would mean "We were spending a lot of money during the holidays" or "We used to spend a lot of money during the holidays."

The imperfect tense in French does not focus on the completion of an action, but rather on its duration or its context within a past narrative. It sets the scene or describes past habits without specifying when the action began or ended. The verb dépenser itself is a common verb used in discussions about finances, budgets, and economic activity.