il montrait

was showing

→ montrer
montr show + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,264
was showing Imperfect past tense (ongoing/repeated action in the past).
FR: Il montrait ses photos à ses amis.
EN: He was showing his photos to his friends.
Conjugation of montrer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First montrais
Second montrais
Third montrait

Monsieur, cette fille montrait une photo de la montagne.

Sir, that girl was showing a photo of the mountain.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Le soleil ne montrait plus que la moitié de son disque au-dessus de l’horizon.

Only half of the sun’s disk was still visible above the horizon.

Il montrait ses véritables intentions.

He was showing his true intentions.

Le serpent sifflait et montrait ses crochets.

The snake hissed and showed its fangs.

Tom me montrait le chemin.

Tom showed me the way.