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ils lisaient

were reading, used to read

→ lire
lis read + aient 3rd-person plural imperfect past
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #43,181
were reading, used to read Imparfait: third-person plural (ils/elles).
FR: Quand j’étais petit, ils lisaient une histoire avant de dormir.
EN: When I was little, they used to read a story before going to sleep.
Conjugation of lire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First lisais —
Second lisais lisiez
Third lisait lisaient

Elles lisaient.

They were reading.

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.