il cachait

was hiding, hid

→ cacher
cach hide + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #29,035
was hiding, hid Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Il cachait les clés dans le tiroir.
EN: He was hiding the keys in the drawer.
Conjugation of cacher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cachais
Second cachais
Third cachait cachaient

Voilà donc ce qu'il nous cachait.

So that's what he was hiding from us.

Vous pensiez que votre femme vous cachait des choses?

Did you think your wife was hiding things from you?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je crois que Tom cachait quelque chose.

I think Tom was hiding something.

Il me cachait quelque chose.

He was hiding something from me.

— Psychose (1960)

Quand on vous cachait avec soin que nous descendons tous du singe.

When they carefully hid from you the fact that we all descended from monkeys.

— Le repentir (1987)

La femme cachait son visage sous un voile.

The woman hid her face under a veil.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Il y avait un rideau qui cachait la porte.

There was a curtain that hid the door.

La feuille de laurier me cachait.

The bay leaf hid me.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

Sami cachait des secrets.

Sami was hiding secrets.

On faisait de l'alcool au labo de chimie et on le cachait derrière le tableau.

We used to make alcohol in the chemistry lab and hide it behind the blackboard.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Cette femme cachait quelque chose.

This woman was hiding something.

— L'Accusé (2017)