il bougeait

was moving

→ bouger
bouge move + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,578
was moving Can also mean “used to move” for a habitual action in the past.
FR: La voiture bougeait lentement.
EN: The car was moving slowly.
Conjugation of bouger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third bougeait —

Il bougeait plus.

He wasn’t moving anymore.

— Ménage (1986)

Contrairement au baron, l'inspecteur ne bougeait pas lui.

Unlike the baron, the inspector himself didn’t move.

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.

Paulie se bougeait pas vite.

Paulie wasn't moving fast.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Le chat ne bougeait pas un muscle.

The cat didn’t move a muscle.

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.

À l'horizon quelque chose bougeait.

Something was moving on the horizon.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Rien ne bougeait.

Nothing moved.

Quelque chose bougeait dans l'obscurité.

Something was moving in the darkness.

Il bougeait les jambes.

He was moving his legs.

Il bougeait plus, il sentait le vomi.

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

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)