il sautait

was jumping, used to jump

→ sauter
saut to jump + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,820
was jumping, used to jump
FR: Le chat sautait sur le canapé.
EN: The cat was jumping onto the couch.
Conjugation of sauter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sautait

Quelque chose sautait.

Something was jumping.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Notre instituteur sautait souvent son nom sur la liste.

Our teacher often skipped his name on the list.

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

Paul was jumping around excitedly, happy to have won.

Le lendemain, sur le chemin de retour, mon enfance me sautait à la gorge.

The next day, on the way back, my childhood came rushing back to me.

— Les Choristes (2004)

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)

On se sautait dessus.

We were jumping on each other.

— Victoria (2015)