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il soufflait

was blowing, was blowing (out)

→ souffler
souffl blow + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #44,878
was blowing Imperfect tense; used for ongoing/habitual actions in the past.
FR: Le vent soufflait très fort hier soir.
EN: The wind was blowing very hard last night.
was blowing (out) Imperfect tense; can be used for blowing out candles, etc., in an ongoing/repeated past context.
FR: Il soufflait les bougies quand tout le monde a applaudi.
EN: He was blowing out the candles when everyone applauded.
Conjugation of souffler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third soufflait —

Dans la rue, une fraîche brise matinale soufflait.

A cool morning breeze was blowing in the street.

Il pouvait toujours dire dans quelle direction soufflait le vent.

He could always tell which way the wind was blowing.

Un vent froid soufflait.

A cold wind was blowing.

Un vent fort soufflait.

A strong wind was blowing.