ils souriaient

were smiling

→ sourire
souri smiled + aient 3rd-person plural imperfect past
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,209
were smiling
FR: Ils souriaient en regardant les photos.
EN: They were smiling while looking at the photos.
Conjugation of sourire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third souriait souriaient

Sami et Layla se souriaient.

Sami and Layla smiled at each other.

Tom et Mary souriaient tous les deux.

Tom and Mary were both smiling.

Tous deux souriaient.

Both of them were smiling.

Elles souriaient toutes.

They were all smiling.

Ses yeux souriaient derrière ses lunettes.

His eyes smiled behind his glasses.

Ils souriaient tous.

They were all smiling.