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ils mangeaient

were eating, ate

→ manger
mange to eat + aient 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #36,688
were eating, ate
FR: Ils mangeaient à la maison.
EN: They were eating at home.
Conjugation of manger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangeais mangions
Second mangeais mangiez
Third mangeait mangeaient

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

They told me they didn't eat pork.

Tante Jen m'a dit que les pob mangeaient les humains et le bétail.

Aunt Jen told me that the pob ate people and livestock.

— Mekong Hotel (2012)

Ils mangeaient du poisson.

They ate fish.

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.

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

They told me they didn't eat pork.

Ils la mangeaient vivante.

They ate her alive.

— [REC] (2007)

Elles mangeaient.

They were eating.