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il dirigeait

was leading, was managing, was directing

→ diriger
dirige to lead, to run, to manage + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #34,225
was leading, was managing, was directing Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Elle dirigeait l’équipe depuis trois ans.
EN: She had been leading the team for three years.
Conjugation of diriger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third dirigeait —

Sami dirigeait un hôtel très fréquenté.

Sami ran a very popular hotel.

Himmler dirigeait les camps, n'est-ce pas ?

Himmler ran the camps, didn't he?

— Nuremberg (2025)

Ramadhir Singh dirigeait le mouvement.

Ramadhir Singh was leading the movement.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Je crois que Figueroa dirigeait votre thèse.

I believe Figueroa was supervising your thesis.

— Tesis (1996)

Je ne sais pas qui dirigeait.

I don't know who was in charge.

— Tár (2022)

Une caravane de cinquante chameaux se dirigeait lentement à travers le désert.

A caravan of fifty camels was slowly making its way across the desert.

Göring dirigeait la Luftwaffe.

Göring was in charge of the Luftwaffe.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Dan se dirigeait vers Londres.

Dan was heading towards London.