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il peignait

was painting, painted

→ peindre
peign paint + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #31,484
was painting, painted Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing/habitual action in the past or background description.
FR: Elle peignait un paysage quand le téléphone a sonné.
EN: She was painting a landscape when the phone rang.
Conjugation of peindre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third peignait —

L'artiste peignait toujours seul.

The artist always painted alone.

Marie peignait.

Marie painted.

Elle écrivait, peignait, était comptable.

She wrote, painted, and was an accountant.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Et que faisiez-vous pendant qu'il peignait son arbre ?

And what were you doing while he was painting his tree?

— Rebecca (1940)

Il venait et peignait.

He used to come and paint.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Ziri peignait.

Ziri was painting.

Il peignait des arbres.

He painted trees.

— Rebecca (1940)

Tom peignait.

Tom was painting.

Il peignait.

He was painting.

— Chicago (2002)