il monta

climbed, went up, mounted

→ monter
mont to go up, to climb + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #24,786
climbed, went up, mounted Literary past tense (passé simple), most common in written narratives; in everyday speech you usually use « est monté(e) ».
FR: Il monta l’escalier en courant.
EN: He ran up the stairs.
Conjugation of monter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third monta montèrent

Ziri monta.

Ziri went upstairs.

Il monta en vitesse dans sa voiture.

He quickly got into his car.

Tom monta rapidement les escaliers.

Tom quickly climbed the stairs.

Il monta sur un bloc de glace qui fondit.

He climbed onto a block of ice which melted.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Tom monta vite dans l'arbre.

Tom climbs up the tree quickly.

Elle monta dans sa chambre.

She went up to her room.

Et Rocha monta le camp dans la maison d'une veuve.

And Rocha sets up camp in a widow’s house.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Elle ferma la porte et monta au premier étage.

She closed the door and went up to the first floor.

La vieille dame monta les escaliers avec difficulté.

The old lady climbed the stairs with difficulty.

Il monta dans sa chambre.

He went up to his room.

Le cycliste monta la colline.

The cyclist went up the hill.

Tom monta dans son camion.

Tom got into his truck.

Il claqua la porte et monta à l'étage.

He slammed the door and went upstairs.