il finissait

was finishing, used to finish

f i . n i . s ɛ → finir
finiss finish, end + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,124
was finishing, used to finish Imperfect tense (he/she/it) — describes an ongoing or habitual past action.
FR: Il finissait ses devoirs quand je suis arrivé.
EN: He was finishing his homework when I arrived.
Conjugation of finir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third finissait

Et ça finissait tout de suite.

And it would end right away.

— Amarcord (1973)

Rappelle-toi comment ça finissait.

Remember how it ended.

— Picnic (1955)

La rivière finissait bien .

The river ended there.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Mais il finissait toujours par revenir.

But he always ended up coming back.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Le film finissait pas à dix heures?

Didn't the movie end at ten o'clock?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

La neige n'en finissait pas de tomber.

The snow just kept falling.

Elle finissait plus tôt aujourd'hui.

She was finishing earlier today.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Le film de Veroca finissait à quelle heure?

What time did Veroca's film end?

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

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