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il racontait

was telling, was recounting

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racont to tell, to recount + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #30,228
was telling, was recounting The imperfect form of raconter; it can describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Elle racontait une histoire à son frère.
EN: She was telling her brother a story.
Conjugation of raconter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First racontais —
Second racontais —
Third racontait —

Pourquoi lui racontait-il ça ?

Why was he telling her that?

On se racontait cette saison au loin.

We were telling each other about this season from afar.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Le plus grand mensonge qu'on racontait était le jour de l'examen.

The biggest lie they told was about exam day.

— Our Times (2015)

Il me racontait qu'après le théâtre, il allait avec ses amis dans une taverne.

He was telling me that after the theater, he would go to a tavern with his friends.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Il racontait toujours cette histoire.

He always told this story.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Il me racontait son malheur.

He told me about his misfortune.

Alors, ces histoires que maman me racontait, elles sont toutes vraies ?

So, are all those stories Mom used to tell me true?

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Mon mari racontait toujours la chute deux fois.

My husband always told the punchline twice.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Tom racontait des blagues.

Tom was telling jokes.

Elle racontait des blagues.

She told jokes.

Elle racontait partout qu'elle voulait investir dans l'immobilier.

She was telling everyone that she wanted to invest in real estate.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Marie racontait des blagues.

Marie told jokes.