was removing, removed, was taking off, took off
Il enlevait le doigt et a compris que c'était lui qui était dans l’image.
He moved his finger away and realized that he was the one in the picture.
— The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Elle les enlevait jamais.
She never took them off.
— Parle avec elle (2002)
Et si on enlevait le "vraiment" ?
What if we took out “really”?
— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)
Si on t'enlevait tes chaînes, te sauverais-tu ?
If your chains were removed, would you escape?
— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)