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il descendait

was going down, was coming down

→ descendre
descend to go down, to come down, to descend; to get off (a bus/train) + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #38,896
was going down, was coming down Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il descendait les escaliers quand le téléphone a sonné.
EN: He was going down the stairs when the phone rang.
Conjugation of descendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third descendait —

Elle descendait les escaliers.

She was going down the stairs.

Il descendait lentement la rue.

He walked slowly down the street.

Et ça descendait encore.

And it kept going down.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Mais je t'en fous, elle ne descendait que dans les hôtels à trois étoiles.

I don't care; she only stayed in three-star hotels.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Quand on descendait à terre, impossible de pisser droit.

When we went down to earth, it was impossible to pee straight.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Il est tombé quand on descendait l'escalier.

He fell when we were going down the stairs.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)