il mangeait

was eating, ate

m ɑ̃ . ʒ ɛ → manger

mange eat + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect or conditional

verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #9,996

was eating, ate Imperfect tense (ongoing, background, or habitual action in the past); 3rd person singular of « manger » (il/elle/on).

FR: Quand j'étais petit, il mangeait souvent des céréales le matin.

EN: When I was little, he often ate cereal in the morning.

Conjugation of manger

manger

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	mangeais	mangions
Second	mangeais	mangiez
Third	mangeait	mangeaient

Ziri mangeait des poires.

Ziri was eating pears.

Elle mangeait trop.

She ate too much.

— Parasite (2019)

Si tout le monde mangeait sans excès, il y en aurait assez.

If everyone ate without excess, there would be enough.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Mon père mangeait dans ce restaurant.

My father ate at this restaurant.

Ziri mangeait des mandarines.

Ziri was eating tangerines.

Elle mangeait pas de nouilles ?

She didn't eat noodles?

— Mother (2009)

Il mangeait.

He was eating.

Ziri mangeait des fraises.

Ziri was eating strawberries.

Ziri mangeait du pain.

Ziri was eating bread.

Non, on mangeait pas.

No, we weren't eating.

— Parasite (2019)

Quand maman était enceinte, elle en mangeait beaucoup.

When Mom was pregnant, she ate a lot of it.

— Benni (2019)

Tom mangeait beaucoup de viande.

Tom ate a lot of meat.

Il ne mangeait pas de viande.

He didn't eat meat.

On mangeait aussi bien en taule ?

Did they feed you well in prison too?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ziri mangeait de la pizza.

Ziri was eating pizza.

Ziri mangeait des prunes.

Ziri was eating plums.

L'ours mangeait une pomme.

The bear was eating an apple.

Si Tom mangeait plus de légumes, il serait probablement en meilleure santé.

If Tom ate more vegetables, he would probably be healthier.

Ziri mangeait des nèfles.

Ziri was eating medlars.

Elle mangeait place d'Espagne.

She was eating in Plaza de España.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Elle ne mangeait que de la viande maigre.

She only ate lean meat.

Ziri mangeait des groseilles.

Ziri was eating gooseberries.

Ziri mangeait.

Ziri was eating.

Pierre buvait et mangeait beaucoup, avec son avidité habituelle.

Peter drank and ate a lot, with his usual greed.

Tom mangeait.

Tom was eating.

Il ne mangeait que des légumes et des fruits.

He ate only vegetables and fruit.

— The Host (2006)

On mangeait du pain perdu et je pouvais dormir avec toi.

We used to eat French toast, and I could sleep with you.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Ziri mangeait de la pâtisserie.

Ziri was eating pastry.

Ziri mangeait des pêches.

Ziri was eating peaches.

Ziri mangeait des olives.

Ziri was eating olives.

Elle mangeait toujours pour deux.

She always ate for two.

— Parasite (2019)

Elle ne mangeait rien.

She wasn’t eating anything.

— La strada (1954)

Ziri mangeait des gâteaux.

Ziri was eating cakes.

Elle mangeait le pain.

She ate the bread.

Tu n'as pas remarqué comment elle mangeait le poulet hier soir ?

Didn't you notice how she was eating the chicken last night?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Ziri mangeait des figues.

Ziri was eating figs.

Ziri mangeait des tomates.

Ziri was eating tomatoes.

Vladimir mangeait seul.

Vladimir ate alone.

Sami mangeait la soupe.

Sami was eating the soup.

Gabriel ne mangeait pas.

Gabriel wasn't eating.

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