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il criait

was shouting, shouted

→ crier
cri to shout, to yell + ait il/elle imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #19,150
was shouting, shouted The imperfect form of « crier»; it often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Il criait très fort.
EN: He was shouting very loudly.
Conjugation of crier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third criait criaient

Henrison leur criait quelque chose.

Henrison was shouting something to them.

C'est une voisine qui criait.

It was a neighbor who was shouting.

— [REC] (2007)

Il criait.

He was screaming.

Le chauffeur criait parce que la voiture devant lui ne bougeait pas.

The driver was honking because the car in front of him wasn’t moving.

Elle nous criait quelque chose.

She was shouting something at us.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Quelqu'un criait.

Someone was shouting.

Tout le monde criait.

Everyone was screaming.

Il criait et il se prenait pour un prof.

He was shouting and acting like a teacher.

— Tesis (1996)

Pourquoi est-ce que tout le monde te criait dessus ?

Why was everyone yelling at you?

Il criait de douleur lorsqu'il se brisa la jambe.

He was crying out in pain when he broke his leg.

Tout le monde criait, même Tom.

Everyone was screaming, even Tom.

Je connaissais pas le gars qui criait !

I didn’t know the guy who was shouting!

— God of Cookery (1996)

Tom criait sur Marie.

Tom was yelling at Mary.

Une femme criait, ça m'a fait peur.

A woman was screaming, and it scared me.

— Mirage (2018)

Pourquoi est-ce qu'elle criait ?

Why was she shouting?

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Elle criait.

She was screaming.

Mais c’était pas elle qui criait, je te l’ai dit.

But it wasn’t her who was screaming—I told you.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Il criait des choses au sujet des Hurleurs nocturnes.

He was shouting things about the Night Howlers.

— Zootopie (2016)

Diego criait au secours.

Diego was screaming for help.

Cette fille criait simplement à l’aide.

This girl was simply crying for help.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Je me souviens, elle criait dans la rue.

I remember she was screaming in the street.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Mon ventre criait famine, mais le ravitaillement arrive.

My stomach was growling with hunger, but the supplies arrived.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tom criait fort.

Tom was shouting loudly.

La femme qui criait, aussi.

The woman who was screaming, too.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)