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ils lisaient

were reading, read

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lis read + aient 3rd-person plural imperfect past
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #49,075
were reading, read Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Les enfants lisaient une histoire.
EN: The children were reading a story.
Conjugation of lire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First lisais —
Second lisais lisiez
Third lisait lisaient

Elles lisaient.

They were reading.

Les enfants qui lisaient des BD ont mis ça dans son sac.

The children who read comics put it in his bag.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Avant que vos ancêtres aient un langage, nos enfants lisaient les écritures.

Before your ancestors had a language, our children were reading the scriptures.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Ils lisaient.

They were reading.