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il répondait

was answering, used to answer

→ répondre
répond answer, reply + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #44,257
was answering, used to answer Imperfect tense (past), often used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
FR: Il répondait toujours très vite aux messages.
EN: He always used to answer messages very quickly.
Conjugation of répondre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First répondais —
Second répondais —
Third répondait —

Ma boussole ne répondait plus.

My compass was no longer responding.

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

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.

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)

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

I called her workplace, but no one answered.