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ils circulaient

were moving around, were circulating, were going around, were running

→ circuler
circul circulate + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #51,875
were moving around, were circulating
FR: Les enfants circulaient dans le parc.
EN: The children were moving around in the park.
were circulating, were going around
FR: Des histoires circulaient dans le village.
EN: Stories were going around the village.
were running
FR: Les bus circulaient malgré la pluie.
EN: The buses were running despite the rain.
Conjugation of circuler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — circulaient

Des hommes-affiches circulaient au milieu des groupes.

Sandwich-board men circulated among the groups.

Des rumeurs circulaient à propos d'une défaite.

Rumors were circulating about a defeat.

Des milliers de personnes circulaient sur la place.

Thousands of people were milling around the square.

Les trains ne circulaient pas à cause des chutes de neige.

The trains weren’t running because of the snowfall.