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il attaquait

was attacking, used to attack

→ attaquer
attaqu to attack, to assault + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,058
was attacking, used to attack The imperfect form often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Le chien attaquait la porte.
EN: The dog was attacking the door.
Conjugation of attaquer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third attaquait —

Il avait rien compris du tout, il s'attaquait aux uniformes.

He hadn't understood anything at all; he was going after the uniforms.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Le chien attaquait le petit garçon.

The dog was attacking the little boy.

Trop tard, il fallait y penser pendant qu'il m'attaquait.

Too late. You should have thought of that while he was attacking me.

Il nous attaquait tout le temps.

He was attacking us all the time.

— Caché (2005)