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il devenait

was becoming, became

→ devenir
deven become + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #16,253
was becoming, became Imperfect tense (he/she/it was becoming).
FR: Avec le temps, le ciel devenait plus sombre.
EN: Over time, the sky was becoming darker.
Conjugation of devenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First devenais —
Second devenais —
Third devenait —

Elle devenait, chaque jour, de plus en plus belle.

She was becoming more and more beautiful every day.

Marie devenait aveugle.

Mary was going blind.

Plus je me battais, plus il devenait puissant.

The more I fought, the more powerful he became.

La fête devenait incontrôlable.

The party was getting out of control.

Tom pouvait voir que Mary devenait très nerveuse.

Tom could see that Mary was getting very nervous.

Je ne serais pas très surpris si cette chanson devenait un tube.

I wouldn’t be very surprised if this song became a hit.

Il devenait un chanteur célèbre.

He became a famous singer.

Chez nous, pour ne pas mourir de pauvreté, on devenait prêtre ou bandit.

In our country, to avoid dying of poverty, one became a priest or a bandit.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Tuer devenait une habitude.

Killing was becoming a habit.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Au bout d'un moment, ça devenait normal.

After a while, it started to feel normal.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Soudainement le ciel devenait sombre.

Suddenly the sky turned dark.

Plus il devenait riche plus il en voulait.

The richer he became, the more he wanted.

Je ne serais pas très surprise si cette chanson devenait un succès.

I wouldn’t be very surprised if this song became a hit.

Travailler avec Ayrton devenait vraiment impossible.

Working with Ayrton was becoming truly impossible.

— Senna (2010)

Ça devenait un modèle.

It was becoming a model.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Le monde devenait fou.

The world was going mad.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Un cercle blanc qui tournait et devenait le logo.

A white circle that rotated and became the logo.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Tom devenait impatient.

Tom was getting impatient.

Mais il devenait fou et nous tuait tout les deux.

But he went crazy and killed us both.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Ça devenait violent.

It was getting violent.

Ce serait bien s'il devenait membre du country-club et jouait au golf !

It would be nice if he joined the country club and played golf!

— Picnic (1955)

Tôt ou tard, on devenait tels que Tyler nous voulait.

Sooner or later, we became what Tyler wanted us to be.

— Fight Club (1999)

Tom devenait nerveux.

Tom was getting nervous.