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il rendait

was giving back, was returning, was making

→ rendre
rend give back; render + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #14,078
was giving back, was returning, was making Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing/repeated past action or a past state.
FR: Il rendait le livre à la bibliothèque chaque semaine.
EN: He was returning the book to the library every week.
Conjugation of rendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First rendais —
Second rendais rendiez
Third rendait —

Et ça rendait la discussion compliquée.

And that made the discussion complicated.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Je me rappelle qu'une personne me rendait visite en prison.

I remember that someone used to visit me in prison.

— Old Boy (2003)

Il ne se rendait pas compte à quel point il avait eu peur.

He didn't realize how scared he had been.

J'avais l'impression qu'elle vous rendait malheureux.

I had the impression that she was making you unhappy.

— Psychose (1960)

Une fois son bain pris, elle se rendait à la coiffeuse.

After taking her bath, she would go to the hairdresser.

— Rebecca (1940)

Je me demandais pourquoi elle me rendait sa gamelle aussi propre.

I wondered why she was returning her bowl to me so clean.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Où se rendait-elle ?

Where was she going?

Elle se rendait d'un lieu à un autre à sa recherche.

She went from one place to another looking for him.

Elle ne se rendait pas compte.

She didn't realize it.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Ça, ça me rendait dingue.

That drove me crazy.

— Grave (2017)

Elle rendait visite au vieil homme à l’hôpital tous les jours sauf le dimanche.

She visited the old man in the hospital every day except Sunday.

Rien que le voir me rendait nerveuse.

Just seeing him made me nervous.

Bien, on se rendait pas compte, à ce moment-là.

Well, we didn't realize it at the time.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Avant, elle te rendait folle.

She used to drive you crazy.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Ça me rendait dingue.

It was driving me crazy.

Et ça le rendait fou.

And it drove him crazy.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Elle me rendait responsable de tout.

She blamed me for everything.

C'est ce qui rendait T'Challa si fort.

That's what made T'Challa so strong.

— Black Panther (2018)

Sami rendait visite à sa famille en Egypte.

Sami was visiting his family in Egypt.

Il me rendait visite en taule.

He used to visit me in prison.

— Mystic River (2003)

Sur le champs de bataille, on se rendait sans même se battre.

On the battlefield, troops surrendered without even fighting.

— Dangal (2016)

Il se rendait à l'école.

He was going to school.

Elle rendait visite à son mari en prison.

She was visiting her husband in prison.

Rien que le voir me rendait nerveux.

Just seeing him made me nervous.

Il lui rendait visite tous les deux jours à l'hôpital.

He visited him at the hospital every other day.

Qu'est-ce qui rendait Tom si triste ?

What was making Tom so sad?

Elle me rendait régulièrement visite.

She visited me regularly.