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il devenait

was becoming, became

→ devenir
deven to become + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #14,743
was becoming, became Imperfect form of “devenir”; it describes an ongoing change or a state that developed over time in the past.
FR: Le ciel devenait sombre.
EN: The sky was getting dark.
Conjugation of devenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First devenais —
Second devenais —
Third devenait —

Et comme sa mère partait, on voulait voir ce qu'il devenait.

And since his mother was leaving, we wanted to see what became of him.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Il devenait un chanteur célèbre.

He became a famous singer.

Il devenait sourd, aveugle.

He was going deaf, blind.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Tom pouvait voir que Mary devenait très nerveuse.

Tom could see that Mary was getting very nervous.

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

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

— Fight Club (1999)

Tuer devenait une habitude.

Killing was becoming a habit.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

La Cité grouillait de junkies, et Petit Zé devenait riche.

The Cité was teeming with junkies, and Petit Zé was getting rich.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Tom devenait nerveux.

Tom was getting nervous.

Plus je me battais, plus il devenait puissant.

The more I fought, the more powerful he became.

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)

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

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

Mais parfois, soudainement, elle devenait triste.

But sometimes, all of a sudden, she would become sad.

— Suzhou River (2000)

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)

Le mandat devenait inutile !

The mandate was becoming pointless!

Le monde devenait fou.

The world was going mad.

— Battle Royale (2000)

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

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

Plus il devenait riche plus il en voulait.

The richer he became, the more he wanted.

Soudainement le ciel devenait sombre.

Suddenly the sky turned dark.

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)

Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait pudique.

The older he got, the more modest he became.

L'odeur devenait toujours plus forte.

The smell was getting stronger and stronger.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

La fête devenait incontrôlable.

The party was getting out of control.

S'il devenait un démon, je l'aimerais toujours.

If he became a demon, I would still love him.

— White Snake (2019)

Travailler avec Ayrton devenait vraiment impossible.

Working with Ayrton was becoming truly impossible.

— Senna (2010)

Marie devenait aveugle.

Mary was going blind.

Trouver des marchandises à échanger avec Rubricum devenait problématique.

Finding goods to trade with Rubricum was becoming a problem.

La situation devenait intolérable.

The situation was becoming intolerable.

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

She was becoming more and more beautiful every day.

Ça devenait un modèle.

It was becoming a model.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Ça devenait violent.

It was getting violent.

Tom devenait impatient.

Tom was getting impatient.

Au bout d'un moment, ça devenait normal.

After a while, it started to feel normal.

— Les Affranchis (1990)