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il posait

was putting down, was placing, was asking

→ poser
pos to put down, to set (down) + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #31,380
was putting down, was placing Imperfect (past) form; often describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Il posait son sac sur la chaise.
EN: He was putting his bag on the chair.
was asking Used especially with questions: « poser une question » = to ask a question.
FR: Elle posait beaucoup de questions en classe.
EN: She was asking a lot of questions in class.
Conjugation of poser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third posait —

Jesse posait sur Bob un regard mélancolique.

Jesse looked at Bob with a melancholy look.

Karen restait à la maison et ne posait pas de questions.

Karen stayed home and didn't ask any questions.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Être ou ne pas être, la question se posait comme ça.

To be or not to be, that was the question.

— Le repentir (1987)

Ia fille normale qui posait nue sur la plage.

The normal girl who posed naked on the beach.

— Il était Temps (2013)

On se posait des questions.

We were wondering.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il posait aussi des millions de questions, comme un enfant.

He also asked millions of questions, like a child.

— PK (2014)

Elle posait devant le photographe avec assurance.

She posed confidently in front of the photographer.

Lui aussi se posait des questions sur le sens de la vie.

He too was asking himself questions about the meaning of life.

— Léviathan (2014)

Il me posait toujours plein de questions sur l'Allemagne.

He was always asking me lots of questions about Germany.