il continuait

continued, was continuing

→ continuer
continu to continue, to keep going + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,359
continued, was continuing
FR: La pluie continuait toute la nuit.
EN: The rain continued all night.
Conjugation of continuer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third continuait continuaient

Lui, il continuait comme si j'étais devenu son pote.

He just kept acting as if I’d become his buddy.

— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

Hier, en plein deuil, le travail du gouvernement continuait.

Yesterday, in the midst of mourning, the government's work continued.

Et il continuait son expertise.

And he continued his assessment.

Le patron m'a dit que Mardar continuait de venir au bar pour voir Meimei.

The boss told me that Mardar kept coming to the bar to see Meimei.

— Suzhou River (2000)

On continuait le mouvement.

We kept moving.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Lui continuait de se couvrir la tête de cendre.

He continued to cover his head with ash.

— Léviathan (2014)

Il continuait d'essayer.

He kept trying.

— New York Masala (2003)