étudiais
Étudiais is a verb form in the French language. Specifically, it is the first-person singular imperfect indicative tense of the verb étudier. This tense is used to describe ongoing actions, habitual actions, or states of being in the past. Therefore, "j'étudiais" translates to "I was studying" or "I used to study" in English.
The imperfect tense in French, unlike the English simple past, carries a sense of continuity or duration.
The imperfect tense is also used to describe background information or setting a scene in a narrative.