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il emportait

was taking, was carrying

→ emporter
em put or carry into; cause to enter + port to wear + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,080
was taking, was carrying The imperfect can also mean “used to take” or “used to carry,” depending on context.
FR: Il emportait toujours son déjeuner au travail.
EN: He always took his lunch to work.
Conjugation of emporter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third emportait —

Il emportait un plein chargement de marchandises et de passagers.

It was carrying a full load of cargo and passengers.

Il emportait les lettres de sa femme à Louis Lacombe.

He was carrying his wife’s letters to Louis Lacombe.

Son imagination l'emportait au loin et lui montrait mille dangers.

His imagination carried him far away and showed him a thousand dangers.

Il l'emportait partout.

He took it everywhere.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)