No. 9,883 in French
filmait
"Filmait" is the imperfect tense of the verb "filmer," meaning "was filming" or "was shooting (a film)."
In a sentence
Quand il était jeune, il filmait des vidéos de la nature.
When he was young, he filmed nature videos.
Here, 'filmait' is used in the imperfect tense to describe a habitual action in the past.
Elle filmait la fête lorsqu'elle a remarqué la décoration.
She was filming the party when she noticed the decoration.
In this sentence, 'filmait' is also in the imperfect tense, portraying an action in progress during a past event.
Ils filmaient des scènes pour leur projet artistique.
They were filming scenes for their art project.
'Filmait' is again in the imperfect tense, discussing an ongoing activity in the past.
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