il produisait

was happening, was occurring, was producing

→ produire
produis to produce, to make + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,141
was happening, was occurring Used with se to mean “happen” or “occur.”
FR: Un problème se produisait souvent dans cette rue.
EN: A problem often occurred on this street.
was producing
FR: Cette usine produisait beaucoup d’électricité.
EN: This factory was producing a lot of electricity.
Conjugation of produire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third produisait —

Je serais très contrarié si cela se produisait.

I would be very upset if that happened.

Si cela se produisait, que ferais-tu ?

If that happened, what would you do?

Qu'adviendrait-il si l'impensable se produisait ?

What would happen if the unthinkable happened?

La machine produisait de grandes quantités d'électricité.

The machine was producing large quantities of electricity.

Je n'ai pas compris ce qui se produisait.

I didn't understand what was happening.