No. 3,141 in French
proposait
"Proposait" means "proposed" or "was proposing."
In a sentence
Il proposait toujours des solutions intéressantes.
He always proposed interesting solutions.
Here, 'proposait' is used to indicate a habitual past action of suggesting or offering ideas.
Quand elle était jeune, elle proposait des idées pour les projets scolaires.
When she was young, she proposed ideas for school projects.
Here, 'proposait' shows a consistent action in the past where she suggested or offered ideas.
Nous proposions souvent d'aller au parc après l'école.
We often proposed going to the park after school.
In this sentence, 'proposait' illustrates past behavior in which a suggestion was regularly made.
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