il mangeait

ate, was eating

m ɑ̃ . ʒ ɛ → manger
mange to eat + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect or conditional
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #10,069
ate, was eating The imperfect form often describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Elle mangeait une pomme.
EN: She was eating an apple.
Conjugation of manger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangeais mangions
Second mangeais mangiez
Third mangeait mangeaient

Mon père mangeait dans ce restaurant.

My father ate at this restaurant.

Il ne mangeait pas de viande.

He didn't eat meat.

Ziri mangeait.

Ziri was eating.

Elle mangeait place d'Espagne.

She was eating in Plaza de España.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

On mangeait aussi bien en taule ?

Did they feed you well in prison too?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ziri mangeait des poires.

Ziri was eating pears.

Il ne mangeait que des légumes et des fruits.

He ate only vegetables and fruit.

— The Host (2006)

Ziri mangeait des fraises.

Ziri was eating strawberries.

Il mangeait.

He was eating.

Le genre de ta mère, qui ne mangeait rien.

Like your mother, who wouldn’t eat a thing.

— The Little Thief (1988)

Ziri mangeait des groseilles.

Ziri was eating gooseberries.

Elle mangeait le pain.

She ate the bread.

Vladimir mangeait seul.

Vladimir ate alone.

La vitesse mangeait la pesanteur.

Speed was eating away at the weight.

Ziri mangeait des gâteaux.

Ziri was eating cakes.

Ziri mangeait du pain.

Ziri was eating bread.

Mais qu’est-ce qu’il mangeait tous les jours ?

But what did he eat every day?

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Tom mangeait beaucoup de viande.

Tom ate a lot of meat.

Elle mangeait toujours pour deux.

She always ate for two.

— Parasite (2019)

Ziri mangeait des olives.

Ziri was eating olives.

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

If everyone ate without excess, there would be enough.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Il occupait une cabine à l'avant et mangeait, lui aussi, consciencieusement.

He had a cabin at the front and, like the others, ate conscientiously.

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

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

Elle ne mangeait rien.

She wasn’t eating anything.

— La strada (1954)

Il mangeait de la boue et des branches et ne connaissait que le mot "Bible."

He ate mud and branches and knew only the word “Bible.”

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

On ne mangeait pas les poissons du port intérieur.

People didn’t eat the fish from the inner harbor.

Elle ne mangeait que de la viande maigre.

She only ate lean meat.

L'ours mangeait une pomme.

The bear was eating an apple.

Ziri mangeait des pêches.

Ziri was eating peaches.

Elle mangeait trop.

She ate too much.

— Parasite (2019)

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)

Tom mangeait.

Tom was eating.

Ziri mangeait des tomates.

Ziri was eating tomatoes.

Ziri mangeait de la pizza.

Ziri was eating pizza.

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)

Ziri mangeait des mandarines.

Ziri was eating tangerines.

Ziri mangeait des prunes.

Ziri was eating plums.

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)

Gabriel ne mangeait pas.

Gabriel wasn't eating.

Pierre buvait et mangeait beaucoup, avec son avidité habituelle.

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

Sami mangeait la soupe.

Sami was eating the soup.

Elle mangeait pas de nouilles ?

She didn't eat noodles?

— Mother (2009)

Ziri mangeait de la pâtisserie.

Ziri was eating pastry.

Ziri mangeait des nèfles.

Ziri was eating medlars.

Ziri mangeait des figues.

Ziri was eating figs.

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