No. 3,131 in French
prenait
"Took" or "was taking" (imperfect tense of "prendre").
In a sentence
Il prenait son petit-déjeuner tous les matins à sept heures.
He used to have his breakfast every morning at seven o'clock.
The word 'prenait' is used to depict a habitual action in the past.
Elle prenait toujours soin de ses plantes avec amour.
She always took care of her plants with love.
'Prenait' here indicates a continuous and consistent past action.
Nous prenions le train pour visiter nos grands-parents.
We used to take the train to visit our grandparents.
'Prenait' conveys a repeated past action that was part of regular occurrences.
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