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ils mangeaient

were eating, used to eat

→ manger
mange eat + aient 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #33,758
were eating, used to eat Imparfait (imperfect): describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Quand j’étais petit, nous mangeaient souvent dehors en été.
EN: When I was little, we often ate outside in the summer.
Conjugation of manger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangeais mangions
Second mangeais mangiez
Third mangeait mangeaient

Ils la mangeaient vivante.

They ate her alive.

— [REC] (2007)

Ils m'ont dit qu'ils ne mangeaient pas de porc.

They told me they didn't eat pork.

Elles m'ont dit qu'elles ne mangeaient pas de porc.

They told me they didn't eat pork.

Ils m'ont dit qu'ils ne mangeaient pas de viande.

They told me they didn't eat meat.

Elles mangeaient du poisson.

They ate fish.

À ma surprise, ils mangeaient la viande crue.

To my surprise, they ate the meat raw.

Elles mangeaient.

They were eating.

Ils mangeaient du poisson.

They ate fish.