il reprenait

was resuming, was starting again

→ reprendre
re again; back + pren to resume, to start again + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #50,092
was resuming, was starting again
FR: Elle reprenait son travail après une pause.
EN: She was resuming her work after a break.
Conjugation of reprendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third reprenait —

Ma vie reprenait son cours.

My life was returning to normal.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Sami reprenait sa vie en main.

Sami was taking his life back into his own hands.

Il "reprenait des forces".

He was regaining his strength.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Si on reprenait les recherches ?

What if we resumed the search?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)