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ils criaient

were shouting, were yelling

→ crier
cri to shout, to yell + aient imperfect tense, they
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #40,230
were shouting, were yelling Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Dans la rue, ils criaient très fort.
EN: In the street, they were shouting very loudly.
Conjugation of crier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third criait criaient

Sami et Layla criaient dans les montagnes russes.

Sami and Layla were screaming on the roller coaster.

Qu'est-ce qu'ils criaient ?

What were they shouting?

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Il y avait des professeurs qui criaient.

There were teachers shouting.

Dans la nuit criaient les mouettes.

In the night the seagulls cried.

Tous les garçons criaient.

All the boys were screaming.