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il fermait

was closing, used to close

→ fermer
ferm to close, to shut + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #51,508
was closing, used to close The imperfect can describe an action in progress or a repeated past action.
FR: Chaque soir, il fermait la boutique à six heures.
EN: Every evening, he closed the shop at six.
Conjugation of fermer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third fermait —

On a dit non, qu'on ne fermait pas.

We said no, that we weren’t closing.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Le train était arrêté devant un signal tourné au rouge qui fermait la voie.

The train had stopped in front of a red signal blocking the track.

Personne au village ne fermait sa maison.

No one in the village locked their house.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Son père la fermait jamais, et lui, il l'ouvre pas.

Her father never shut up, and he doesn't either.

— Mystic River (2003)