il tremblait

was trembling, trembled

→ trembler
trembl to tremble, to shake + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #36,443
was trembling, trembled Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il tremblait de froid.
EN: He was trembling from the cold.
Conjugation of trembler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tremblais
Second tremblais
Third tremblait tremblaient

La fille tremblait de peur.

The girl was trembling with fear.

Il tremblait.

He was shaking.

Sa voix tremblait de colère.

His voice trembled with anger.

Il était furieux et elle tremblait devant lui.

He was furious and she was trembling before him.

Tout mon corps tremblait.

My whole body was shaking.

Il tremblait comme une femme.

He was trembling like a woman.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Hyang-sook tremblait.

Hyang-sook was trembling.

— Memories of Murder (2003)