il montrait

showed

→ montrer
montr to show, to demonstrate + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #41,419
showed
FR: Elle montrait ses photos à ses amis.
EN: She was showing her photos to her friends.
Conjugation of montrer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First montrais —
Second montrais —
Third montrait —

Il montrait ses véritables intentions.

He was showing his true intentions.

Aucun fauve, ours ou loup, ne se montrait sur la plaine.

No big cats, bears, or wolves were to be seen on the plain.

Monsieur, cette fille montrait une photo de la montagne.

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

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Le serpent sifflait et montrait ses crochets.

The snake hissed and showed its fangs.

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.

Tom me montrait le chemin.

Tom showed me the way.

Son imagination l'emportait au loin et lui montrait mille dangers.

His imagination carried him far away and showed him a thousand dangers.