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il sautait

was jumping, was leaping, was skipping, was leaving out, was blowing up

→ sauter
saut to jump, to leap + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,500
was jumping, was leaping The exact English tense depends on context.
FR: L’enfant sautait sur le lit.
EN: The child was jumping on the bed.
was skipping, was leaving out Often used when something is omitted from a list or sequence.
FR: Il sautait toujours le petit déjeuner.
EN: He was always skipping breakfast.
was blowing up, was exploding Can describe a bomb or something that explodes.
FR: La vieille voiture sautait au moindre choc.
EN: The old car would blow up at the slightest impact.
Conjugation of sauter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sautait —

Dans la colline, elle sautait du haut des rochers.

On the hill, she used to jump down from the rocks.

— Manon des sources (1986)

On sautait mieux à son âge.

We used to jump better at his age.

— Diva (1981)

Paul sautait dans tous les sens, heureux d'avoir gagné.

Paul was jumping around excitedly, happy to have won.

Notre instituteur sautait souvent son nom sur la liste.

Our teacher often skipped his name on the list.

Le lendemain, sur la route, mon enfance me sautait à la gorge.

The next day, on the road, my childhood came back to grab me by the throat.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Quelque chose sautait.

Something was jumping.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Que se passerait-il si ce pont sautait ?

What would happen if this bridge were to blow up?

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Le coq sautait.

The rooster was jumping.

— Caché (2005)

On se sautait dessus.

We were jumping on each other.

— Victoria (2015)