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il prenait

was taking

p ʁ ə . n ɛ → prendre
pren take + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #10,002
was taking Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il prenait le bus tous les matins.
EN: He was taking the bus every morning.
Conjugation of prendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second — preniez
Third prenait prenaient

Je savais pas que ça prenait une permission pour sortir.

I didn't know you needed permission to go out.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

La guerre prenait fin.

The war was ending.

Ce type me prenait la tête.

That guy was really getting on my nerves.

— [REC] (2007)

Tom ne prenait pas vraiment de plaisir à étudier le français.

Tom didn’t really enjoy studying French.

Quand l'argent changeait de mains, Rocha prenait une taxe.

Whenever money changed hands, Rocha took a cut.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Le matou prenait le soleil.

The tomcat was sunbathing.

Elle prenait toutes les décisions.

She made all the decisions.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Ou il serait annulé si on nous prenait ensemble.

Or it would be canceled if we were caught together.

On prenait le même train chaque matin.

We took the same train every morning.

— Mirage (2018)

Il prenait un étrange accent anglais.

He adopted a strange English accent.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Le matin, elle appela son bureau pour dire qu'elle prenait une journée de congé.

In the morning, she called her office to say that she was taking the day off.

Marie prenait de la drogue, donc la police l'a arrêtée.

Marie was taking drugs, so the police arrested her.

L'infirmière prenait soin du patient.

The nurse was taking care of the patient.

Tom prenait des notes.

Tom was taking notes.

Même la jungle voulait sa mort, et c'était d'elle qu'il prenait ses ordres.

Even the jungle wanted him dead, and it was from the jungle that he took his orders.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Le médecin a dit qu'il irait mieux s'il prenait son médicament.

The doctor said he would get better if he took his medicine.

Elle me prenait la main et m'emmenait partout.

She would take my hand and take me everywhere.

— Black (2005)

Elle prenait une douche et j'ai ouvert la porte.

She was taking a shower, and I opened the door.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Probablement à cause de la drogue qu'elle prenait.

Probably because of the drugs she was taking.

On prenait un verre avec Tino.

We were having a drink with Tino.

— Amarcord (1973)

Pat prenait des notes sur eux depuis des mois.

Pat had been taking notes on them for months.

— Suspiria (1977)

Il le prenait dans la voiture tous les dimanches.

He would take it in the car every Sunday.

— Senna (2010)

M. Pitts prenait son temps.

Mr. Pitts was taking his time.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

La réunion prenait fin.

The meeting was ending.

Elle prenait plaisir à être avec lui.

She enjoyed being with him.

Si on prenait un verre, Tony ?

Shall we have a drink, Tony?

— Léon (1994)

Tom prenait le soleil dans le parc.

Tom was sunbathing in the park.

Il prenait des risques en travaillant ?

Was he taking risks while working?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Et ma mère prenait les mêmes médicaments pour ça.

And my mother was taking the same medication for that.

— Shelter (2026)

Et si on se prenait tous en photo ?

What if we all took a picture of ourselves?

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Et s'il la prenait par la main ?

What if he took her hand?

S'il nous voit, on dira qu'on prenait l'air.

If he sees us, we'll say we were getting some fresh air.

— Psychose (1960)

La femme qu'il prenait pour sa tante, était une étrangère.

The woman he took for his aunt was a stranger.

Le lit prenait beaucoup de place.

The bed took up a lot of space.

Là, il prenait vraiment son pied.

He was really enjoying himself there.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Elle prenait soin de toi pendant ton sommeil.

She was taking care of you while you slept.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Si on prenait un verre ?

Shall we have a drink?

Tom prenait seulement son petit déjeuner.

Tom was just having breakfast.

Il prenait plaisir à ces visites.

He enjoyed these visits.

Alors il prenait la douche habillé ?

So he took a shower fully dressed?

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

Sounds similar to

prenez p ʁ ə . n e prenons p ʁ ə . n ɔ̃