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il lavait

was washing, used to wash

→ laver
lav to wash + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,223
was washing, used to wash The imperfect form can describe an ongoing action or a habitual one in the past.
FR: Il se lavait les mains avant le dîner.
EN: He was washing his hands before dinner.
Conjugation of laver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third lavait —

Tout le monde se lavait dans la cuisine.

Everyone was washing in the kitchen.

Jenny lavait le mur de la cuisine deux fois par an.

Jenny washed the kitchen wall twice a year.

Un qui ne se lavait jamais.

Someone who never washed.

— Porn in the Hood (2012)

Tom se lavait les mains.

Tom was washing his hands.