No. 9,250 in French
couraient
"Couraient" means "were running" in English.
In a sentence
Les enfants couraient rapidement vers le parc.
The children were running quickly towards the park.
In this sentence, 'couraient' is the imperfect tense in French, used to describe an ongoing action in the past—here, the children's running.
Quand il était jeune, il courait tous les matins.
When he was young, he used to run every morning.
In this context, 'couraient' describes a repeated action in the past, illustrating habitual behavior.
Ils couraient dans la cour juste avant la pluie.
They were running in the yard just before the rain.
In this case, 'couraient' shows an ongoing past action happening concurrently with another circumstance, emphasizing the vividness of the scene.
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