il réveillait

was waking (someone) up, used to wake (someone) up

→ réveiller
réveill to wake (someone) up + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,260
was waking (someone) up, used to wake (someone) up
FR: Elle réveillait son frère chaque matin.
EN: She used to wake her brother up every morning.
Conjugation of réveiller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First réveillais —
Second réveillais —
Third réveillait —

Mais si elle se réveillait, elle venait se glisser dans le mien.

But if she woke up, she’d come and slip into mine.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Il réveillait Tom.

He woke Tom up.

Ma sœur et moi, on les voyait la nuit, des fois, quand on se réveillait.

My sister and I would see them at night sometimes when we woke up.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Elle me réveillait la nuit pour me demander si j'avais soif.

She would wake me up at night to ask me if I was thirsty.

— Black (2005)