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il criait

was shouting, was yelling

→ crier
cri to shout, to yell + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #18,357
was shouting, was yelling Imperfect tense (past), describing an ongoing/repeated action.
FR: Il criait très fort dans la rue.
EN: He was shouting very loudly in the street.
Conjugation of crier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third criait criaient

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

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

Diego criait au secours.

Diego was screaming for help.

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)

Tout le monde criait.

Everyone was screaming.

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

Why was everyone yelling at you?

Il criait des choses au sujet des Hurleurs nocturnes.

He was shouting things about the Night Howlers.

— Zootopie (2016)

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.

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)

Pourquoi est-ce qu'elle criait ?

Why was she shouting?

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Je me souviens, elle criait dans la rue.

I remember she was screaming in the street.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il criait.

He was screaming.

Tom criait sur Marie.

Tom was yelling at Mary.

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.

C'est une voisine qui criait.

It was a neighbor who was shouting.

— [REC] (2007)

Tout le monde criait, même Tom.

Everyone was screaming, even Tom.

Elle nous criait quelque chose.

She was shouting something at us.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Une femme criait, ça m'a fait peur.

A woman was screaming, and it scared me.

— Mirage (2018)

Elle criait.

She was screaming.

Quelqu'un criait.

Someone was shouting.

La femme qui criait, aussi.

The woman who was screaming, too.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)