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il courait

was running

→ courir
cour run + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #12,495
was running Imperfect tense (describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Quand je l’ai vu, il courait dans le parc.
EN: When I saw him, he was running in the park.
Conjugation of courir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third courait couraient

Vous avez dit qu'il le fallait parce qu'il courait un grave danger.

You said it was necessary because he was in grave danger.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

L'armée a tiré sur un homme qui courait.

The army shot at a man who was running.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Le soldat courait.

The soldier was running.

Tom courait.

Tom was running.

Il courait.

He was running.

Son chien courait dans le jardin.

His dog was running around in the garden.

Il courait plus vite que son frère.

He ran faster than his brother.

Le voleur courait rapidement.

The thief was running fast.

Ils l'ont tué parce qu'il ne courait pas assez vite !

They killed him because he wasn't running fast enough!

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Le chien courait après le chat.

The dog was chasing the cat.

Ziri courait, les larmes aux yeux.

Ziri ran with tears in her eyes.

Il courait avec moi, dans le temps.

He used to run with me, back in the day.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Une rumeur courait qu'un saint savait parler avec les animaux.

There was a rumor going around that a saint could talk to animals.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Pourquoi elle courait ?

Why was she running?

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

De ma main qui courait dans ses cheveux.

Of my hand running through his hair.

Il courait un bruit qu'elle était chrétienne.

There was a rumor going around that she was Christian.

Le voleur courait vite.

The thief was running fast.

Il courait comme un diable !

He was running like the devil!

— Le Tambour (1979)

Personne ne courait devant lui.

No one was running ahead of him.

Il courait après la balle, il s'est mis dedans.

He was chasing after the ball and got himself into trouble.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Un chien courait après un chat.

A dog was chasing a cat.

Tom courait pieds nus sur la plage.

Tom was running barefoot on the beach.

Il courait à toute vitesse.

He was running at full speed.

Son chien courait dans la cour.

His dog was running around the yard.

Un gros chien courait dans la prairie.

A big dog was running across the meadow.

Et si elle courait ?

What if she ran?

Il courait et appelait à l'aide.

He was running and calling for help.

On courait dans l'herbe en se tenant la main.

We were running through the grass holding hands.

— Black (2005)

Tu as vu cette chaise qui courait, mademoiselle ?

Did you see that chair running, miss?

— Suzume (2022)

Il courait au bas de la plage.

He was running down the beach.

Vous avez vu un homme qui courait ?

Did you see a man running?

Un chien courait partout dans le jardin.

A dog was running around the garden.