il changea

changed

→ changer
change to change, to alter + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #23,154
changed The passé simple form of « changer », usually found in written or literary narratives.
FR: Il changea de place pour mieux voir.
EN: He changed seats so he could see better.
Conjugation of changer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third changea —

Tout changea.

Everything changed.

L'eau se changea en glace.

The water turned to ice.

Au théâtre, Kathy changea de place avec sa mère.

At the theater, Kathy switched seats with her mother.

La situation ne changea pas.

The situation didn’t change.

Il changea des yens en dollars.

He changed yen into dollars.

Le temps, assez beau jusqu'alors, changea avec le dernier quartier de la lune.

The weather, which had been quite fine up to then, changed with the last quarter of the moon.

Tom changea son alimentation.

Tom changed his diet.

Cela changea rapidement.

This quickly changed.

Tom changea de chaînes.

Tom changed channels.

Ma vie changea brusquement.

My life changed abruptly.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Il eut beau essayer, mon opinion ne changea pas.

No matter how hard he tried, my opinion didn’t change.

Ce jour changea ma vie.

That day changed my life.

L'affreux petit canard se changea en un superbe cygne.

The ugly little duckling turned into a magnificent swan.

Il changea d'avis.

He changed his mind.

On changea Arsène Lupin de cellule.

Arsène Lupin was moved to another cell.

Tom changea son régime.

Tom changed his diet.

Soudain, il changea de sujet.

Suddenly he changed the subject.

Elle changea ses plans.

She changed her plans.

Le temps changea soudain.

The weather suddenly changed.