étiraient
Étiraient is the imperfect (imparfait) form of the French verb étirer in the third person plural. It translates to “they were stretching” or “they stretched” in English, depending on context. The imparfait describes past actions that were ongoing, repeated, or used as background, so étiraient is used when referring to a plural subject performing a stretching action in the past.
Étymologie et formation: Étirer comes from tirer with the prefix é-, a formation typical for verbs indicating
Conjugaison et usage: In the imperfect, the stem is étir- with the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions,
Exemples d’emploi: On peut dire: Ils étiraient les bandes de tissu pour les ajuster, ou Les heures
Voir aussi: étirer, le verbe dont étiraient est une forme conjuguée.