voulais

voulais

"Voulais" is the imperfect tense of "vouloir" and means "wanted."

Here, 'voulais' is used in the first person singular imperfect tense of 'vouloir' (to want), indicating a past continuous desire.

Je voulais aller à la plage aujourd'hui.

I wanted to go to the beach today.

Here, 'voulaient' is in the third person plural imperfect tense of 'vouloir,' showing a collective past intention or inquiry.

Ils voulaient savoir si tu viendrais à la fête.

They wanted to know if you would come to the party.

'Voulais' in this context is in the second person singular imperfect tense of 'vouloir,' expressing a past desire or aspiration.

Quand tu étais jeune, tu voulais devenir astronaute, n'est-ce pas?

When you were young, you wanted to become an astronaut, didn't you?