il emmenait

was taking, used to take

→ emmener
emmen to take, to take along + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #32,740
was taking, used to take Often describes a repeated or ongoing action in the past.
FR: Mon père m'emmenait au parc le dimanche.
EN: My father used to take me to the park on Sundays.
Conjugation of emmener
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First emmenais —
Second emmenais —
Third emmenait —

Votre mère vous emmenait au marché ?

Did your mother take you to the market?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'ai dit qu'on l'emmenait à Guarujá.

I said we were taking him to Guarujá.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Papa m'emmenait aux champignons mais c'était autrefois.

Dad used to take me mushroom picking, but that was a long time ago.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Elle m'emmenait à la pâtisserie rose.

She used to take me to the pink pastry shop.

— The Little Thief (1988)

Elle me prenait la main et m'emmenait partout.

She would take my hand and take me everywhere.

— Black (2005)

Mon père m'emmenait parfois à son bureau.

My father would sometimes take me to his office.

Maman m’emmenait chasser le canard quand j’étais petite.

Mom used to take me duck hunting when I was little.

Alors, on l'emmenait partout avec nous, tous nos amis l'adoraient.

So, we took him everywhere with us, and all our friends adored him.

— Grave (2017)

Glory et moi, il nous emmenait à la pêche.

He took Glory and me fishing.

Maman nous emmenait à l'école ensemble.

Mom used to take us to school together.

— Mirage (2018)

Royal l'emmenait se promener en ville.

Royal used to take him/her for walks around town.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)