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il payait

was paying, paid

→ payer
pay pay + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #29,245
was paying, paid Imperfect tense (ongoing/repeated action in the past).
FR: Il payait toujours en espèces.
EN: He always paid in cash.
Conjugation of payer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First payais —
Second payais —
Third payait payaient

Il te payait ?

Did he pay you?

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

J'ai compris que le bien ne payait pas.

I understood that goodness didn't pay.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Ce travail payait bien.

This job paid well.

Il pensait qu'il payait son assurance auto.

He thought he was paying his car insurance.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tom payait.

Tom was paying.

Si on payait juste ce qu'on a pris ?

What if we only paid for what we took?

Ça payait même pas le cercueil.

It didn't even pay for the coffin.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ziri payait.

Ziri paid.

Qui te payait pour les montrer à McRyan ?

Who was paying you to show them to McRyan?

— Blow Out (1981)

C'était un pédophile qui se payait un gosse dans sa voiture.

He was a pedophile who was having sex with a kid in his car.

— Mystic River (2003)

Puis, on payait tout le monde.

Then, we paid everyone.

— Carandiru (2003)