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il bougeait

was moving

→ bouger
bouge move + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #28,766
was moving Imperfect form; often describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Le bébé bougeait beaucoup pendant la nuit.
EN: The baby was moving a lot during the night.
Conjugation of bouger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third bougeait bougeaient

Il bougeait pas.

He wasn’t moving.

— La Haine (1995)

Quelque chose bougeait dans l'obscurité.

Something was moving in the darkness.

Paulie se bougeait pas vite.

Paulie wasn't moving fast.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il bougeait plus, il sentait le vomi.

He wasn't moving anymore, he smelled like vomit.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Le chauffeur criait parce que la voiture devant lui ne bougeait pas.

The driver was honking because the car in front of him wasn’t moving.

Tant de gens bougeaient, la maison bougeait.

So many people were moving, the house was moving.

— Fight Club (1999)

Il bougeait.

It was moving.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Tom ne bougeait pas d'un pouce.

Tom didn't budge an inch.

Il bougeait les jambes.

He was moving his legs.

Le chat ne bougeait pas un muscle.

The cat didn’t move a muscle.

Rien ne bougeait.

Nothing moved.