il rampait

was crawling

→ ramper
ramp to crawl, to creep + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,211
was crawling
FR: Le bébé rampait sur le sol.
EN: The baby was crawling on the floor.
Conjugation of ramper
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third rampait

Il rampait dans l'eau le long de la berge.

He was crawling through the water along the bank.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Alors qu'elle rampait.

While she was crawling.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Il rampait sur le sol.

He was crawling on the ground.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Il rampait à quatre pattes comme un chat.

He crawled on all fours like a cat.

Je sentis quelque chose qui rampait le long de mon bras.

I felt something crawling up my arm.