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ils payaient

paid

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pay pay + aient they were ...ing (imperfect past)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #43,685
paid
FR: Ils payaient leur repas au restaurant.
EN: They paid for their meal at the restaurant.
Conjugation of payer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First payais —
Second payais —
Third payait payaient

Ils se payaient clairement ma tronche.

They were clearly making a fool of me.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Ce sont eux qui payaient tes frais, à Tientsin ?

Were they the ones paying your expenses in Tianjin?

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Ils ne me payaient pas grand-chose.

They weren't paying me much.

Ils la payaient à chacune de ses visites.

They paid her at each of her visits.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)