il nageait

was swimming, used to swim

→ nager
nage swim + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #41,282
was swimming, used to swim
FR: Elle nageait dans la piscine.
EN: She was swimming in the pool.
Conjugation of nager
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third nageait nageaient

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.

Quand il était ici, il nageait le matin.

When he was here, he swam in the morning.

Mon père nageait bien quand il était jeune.

My father was a good swimmer when he was young.

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.

Hier soir, il nageait dans le whisky.

Last night, he was swimming in whisky.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Il nageait, libéré de la pesanteur, très sereinement.

He swam, free from gravity, very serenely.

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)