il lisait

Sami lisait le journal.

Sami was reading the newspaper.

Ben lisait les lignes de ma main.

Ben was reading the lines of my palm.

— Burning (2018)

Je vais le montrer à l'école, parce que grand-mère te le lisait toujours.

I’m going to show it at school because Grandma always used to read it to you.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Au repas, il parla à Bill d'un livre de science qu'il lisait à propos du temps.

At the meal, he told Bill about a science book he was reading about time.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom lisait un livre.

Tom was reading a book.

Tom s'est endormi pendant qu'il lisait.

Tom fell asleep while he was reading.

Tom lisait un livre tout en écoutant de la musique.

Tom was reading a book while listening to music.

Chez lui, il lisait toujours allongé.

At home, he always read lying down.

Mon père me lisait des histoires pour dormir.

My father used to read me bedtime stories.

Avant, on lisait de la pornographie.

Before, we used to read pornography.

— Fight Club (1999)