Translation of "Pleurais" in English

Je pleurais,

This was me crying,

Je pleurais.

I was having a good cry.

- Tu pleurais ?
- Vous pleuriez ?

Were you crying?

- Je pleurais.
- Je sanglotais.

- I was crying.
- I cried.

Je pleurais mes parents.

I cried over my parents.

Pour quelle raison pleurais-tu ?

For what reason did you cry?

Je pleurais quand il l’a relâchée.

I was crying when he released her.

Bref, je pleurais dans une cabine téléphonique.

So now, I'm crying in the phone box.

Je pleurais presque tous les jours, à la moindre petite chose,

I cried almost every day, at the littlest of things,