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ils aidaient

were helping, helped

→ aider
aid to help, to assist + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #41,075
were helping, helped In sentences with se, it can mean “were helping each other.”
FR: Ils aidaient leur voisin.
EN: They were helping their neighbor.
Conjugation of aider
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First aidais aidions
Second aidais —
Third aidait aidaient

Toutes s'aidaient l'une l'autre.

They all helped one another.

Ils aidaient les pauvres.

They helped the poor.

Elles s'aidaient.

They helped each other.

Elles l'aidaient.

They were helping him.

Ils m'aidaient.

They were helping me.

Les jumeaux aidaient.

The twins helped.

Les grands aidaient les petits.

The big ones helped the little ones.