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il étudiait

was studying, studied

→ étudier
étudi study + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #24,961
was studying, studied Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
FR: Quand j'étais au lycée, il étudiait tous les soirs.
EN: When I was in high school, he studied every evening.
Conjugation of étudier
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First étudiais —
Second étudiais —
Third étudiait —

Il étudiait dans une université à l'étranger.

He was studying at a university abroad.

Fadil étudiait l'Islam.

Fadil was studying Islam.

Il étudiait sérieusement.

He studied seriously.

Il étudiait en moyenne dix heures par jour.

He studied on average ten hours a day.

Tom étudiait le français.

Tom was studying French.

Tom a rencontré Mary alors qu'il étudiait dans une école d'art.

Tom met Mary while he was studying at an art school.

Elle étudiait l'anglais le matin.

She studied English in the morning.

Il étudiait jour et nuit avec l'idée de devenir avocat.

He studied day and night with the idea of becoming a lawyer.

Il étudiait aussi sérieusement que quiconque dans sa classe.

He studied as seriously as anyone in his class.

C'est à l'université d'Oxford que Tom étudiait en histoire.

It was at Oxford University that Tom studied history.

Marie étudiait.

Marie was studying.

Je pensais que Tom étudiait.

I thought Tom was studying.

Elle étudiait.

She was studying.

Il étudiait le vol des oiseaux.

He studied the flight of birds.