Marchait

Marchait is a French verb, specifically the imperfect indicative form of the verb marcher, which means "to walk." The imperfect tense in French is used to describe ongoing actions or states of being in the past, habitual actions in the past, or to set a scene in a narrative. Therefore, "marchait" translates to "was walking," "used to walk," or "walked" (in the sense of a continuous or descriptive past action). It is a third-person singular form, meaning it refers to a singular subject, such as "il" (he), "elle" (she), or "on" (one/we/people).

For example, in the sentence "Il marchait dans la rue," "marchait" indicates that the action of walking was in progress at a particular time in the past. If the sentence were "Quand j'étais petit, il marchait tous les jours au parc," "marchait" describes a habitual action in the past. The imperfect tense's descriptive nature makes "marchait" a common verb form in storytelling and recounting past events. Its usage is crucial for conveying the nuances of past actions in French, differentiating between a completed action and one that was ongoing or repeated.