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ils sortaient

were going out, were leaving, were coming out, were dating

→ sortir
sort to go out, to leave + aient ils/elles imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #41,144
were going out, were leaving, were coming out
FR: Ils sortaient de la maison quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.
EN: They were leaving the house when it started to rain.
were dating
FR: Elles sortaient ensemble depuis un an.
EN: They had been dating for a year.
Conjugation of sortir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sortais sortions
Second sortais sortiez
Third sortait sortaient

Je ne savais pas qu'elles sortaient ensemble.

I didn’t know they were dating.

Grand-père, pensez-vous que ce serait bon si les garçons sortaient avec nous ?

Grandfather, do you think it would be a good idea for the boys to come out with us?

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

D'où sortaient ces soldats ?

Where did these soldiers come from?

— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)

Ils ne sortaient pas ensemble ?

They weren't dating?

— Mystic River (2003)

Toutes les filles sortaient avec des garçons.

All the girls were dating boys.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

C'est comme s'ils sortaient directement des pages du journal de grand-père.

It's as if they came straight out of Grandpa's journal.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Je ne savais pas qu'ils sortaient ensemble.

I didn't know they were dating.