il saignait

was bleeding

→ saigner
saign to bleed + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,374
was bleeding
FR: Mon doigt saignait beaucoup.
EN: My finger was bleeding a lot.
Conjugation of saigner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third saignait —

Il saignait par la bouche.

He was bleeding from the mouth.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Celle qui saignait, c'était Ah-jung.

The one who was bleeding was Ah-jung.

— Mother (2009)

Le nez de Marie saignait.

Marie's nose was bleeding.

Tom saignait.

Tom was bleeding.

Sa blessure saignait.

His wound was bleeding.

Il saignait.

He was bleeding.

— Terminator (1984)

Il saignait de ses blessures.

He was bleeding from his wounds.

Rodrigues saignait.

Rodrigues was bleeding.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Il avait le nez qui saignait.

His nose was bleeding.

Sa bouche saignait, quatre de ses dents étaient tombées pendant la nuit.

Her mouth was bleeding; four of her teeth had fallen out during the night.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Il saignait du nez.

He was bleeding from his nose.

Il allait bien, il n’y avait que son nez qui saignait.

He was fine; only his nose was bleeding.

— La strada (1954)

Mon fils saignait quand je suis rentrée à la maison.

My son was bleeding when I got home.

— The Chaser (2008)

Le doigt de Sophie saignait si fort, que le sang coulait à terre.

Sophie's finger was bleeding so badly that the blood was running onto the ground.