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il achetait

was buying, used to buy

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achet to buy, to purchase + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #35,047
was buying, used to buy The imperfect tense can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Elle achetait du pain chaque matin.
EN: She bought bread every morning.
Conjugation of acheter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First achetais —
Second achetais —
Third achetait —

On achetait certains matons.

We used to buy off certain guards.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Yanni n'achetait jamais des vêtements chers.

Yanni never bought expensive clothes.

Sami achetait de la glace et des gâteaux pour la fête.

Sami was buying ice cream and cakes for the party.

Il n'achetait pas de pain.

He wasn't buying any bread.

Qui m'achetait de la sauce de soja.

Who used to buy me soy sauce.

— Beijing Bicycle (2001)

Tom a demandé à Mary pourquoi elle achetait autant de nourriture.

Tom asked Mary why she was buying so much food.

J'ai pensé que ce serait moins cher, si on achetait une maison.

I thought it would be cheaper if we bought a house.

— Us and Them (2018)

Si on achetait toutes ces assurances, on n'arriverait pas à les payer.

If we bought all these insurance policies, we wouldn’t be able to afford them.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tom achetait le journal.

Tom was buying the newspaper.

Tout le monde achetait ses baguettes chez Ollivander.

Everyone bought their baguettes at Ollivander's.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)