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il nageait

was swimming

→ nager
nage swim + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #38,389
was swimming Imperfect tense (used for an ongoing/repeated action in the past).
FR: Hier, il nageait dans la piscine pendant une heure.
EN: Yesterday, he was swimming in the pool for an hour.
Conjugation of nager
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third nageait nageaient

Hier soir, il nageait dans le whisky.

Last night, he was swimming in whisky.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Quand il était ici, il nageait le matin.

When he was here, he swam in the morning.

Elle a perdu la clé de son casier alors qu'elle nageait dans la piscine.

She lost the key to her locker while she was swimming in the pool.

Thomas nageait.

Thomas was swimming.

Elle a perdu la clé de son casier pendant qu'elle nageait dans la piscine.

She lost the key to her locker while she was swimming in the pool.

Mon père nageait bien quand il était jeune.

My father was a good swimmer when he was young.