No. 10,976 in French
perdait
"Perdait" is the imperfect tense of "perdre," meaning "was losing" or "used to lose."
In a sentence
Il perdait souvent ses clés avant de commencer à les attacher à un porte-clés.
He often lost his keys before he started attaching them to a keychain.
Usage in past habitual action, indicating repeated past occurrence.
Elle perdait patience avec ses collègues pendant les réunions difficiles.
She was losing patience with her colleagues during difficult meetings.
Usage in ongoing past action, indicating an emotional state.
Quand je suis arrivé, il perdait déjà le match.
When I arrived, he was already losing the match.
Usage in past progressive state, describing a situation that was happening at a specific moment in the past.
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