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il répondait

was answering, answered, was responding, responded

→ répondre
répond to answer, to reply, to respond + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #41,094
was answering, answered, was responding, responded
FR: Il ne répondait pas au téléphone.
EN: He wasn't answering the phone.
Conjugation of répondre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First répondais —
Second répondais —
Third répondait —

Il répondait de ces hommes.

He was responsible for these men.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Il devait être en train de dormir car il ne répondait pas au téléphone.

He must have been asleep because he wasn’t answering the phone.

Elle ne répondait plus à mes questions.

She wasn't answering my questions anymore.

— The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Il ne répondait pas à ses appels.

He wasn't answering her calls.

— Suzhou River (2000)

Ma boussole ne répondait plus.

My compass was no longer responding.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

J'ai appelé son travail, mais personne ne répondait.

I called her workplace, but no one answered.

Et personne devait écouter ce qu'on lui répondait.

And no one was supposed to listen to what they were told in response.

— Les Affranchis (1990)