il occupait

was occupying, occupied

→ occuper
occup occupy + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #24,784
was occupying, occupied Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Elle occupait déjà le bureau quand je suis arrivé.
EN: She was already occupying the office when I arrived.
Conjugation of occuper
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First occupais —
Second occupais occupiez
Third occupait —

D'accord, et si Madeline s'occupait du suivi avec Monroe ?

Okay, and what if Madeline handled the follow-up with Monroe?

— Crime 101 (2026)

Il s'en occupait, c'est tout.

He was taking care of it, that's all.

— American Gangster (2007)

Elle s'occupait de tout.

She took care of everything.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Pourtant, une autre chose occupait déjà ses pensées.

Yet something else was already occupying his thoughts.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Elle agit comme si elle ne s'occupait pas de ce qui était arrivé.

She acts as if she doesn't care about what happened.

Si on s'occupait de renouveler la police des voitures ?

How about renewing the car insurance policy?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Elle s'occupait du ménage.

She was doing the housework.

C'était une petite de l'association dont il s'occupait avec Margot.

She was one of the little girls from the organization he ran with Margot.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ta cousine Sara s'occupait toujours de lui.

Your cousin Sara always took care of him.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Il a dit qu'il s'en occupait.

He said he'd take care of it.

Elle s'occupait du transport des personnes vers les camps de concentration.

She was responsible for transporting people to the concentration camps.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Qui s'occupait d'elle ?

Who was taking care of her?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

M. Roncero sait-il que ce débile s'occupait de sa fille ?

Does Mr. Roncero know that this idiot was taking care of his daughter?

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Les soldats Chu crurent que Han occupait leur pays.

The Chu soldiers believed that Han was occupying their country.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)