"it was" in French

c’était

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Literal Breakdown

Recording	English	French	Learn
	this; it (before a vowel sound)	c’	Learn
	was (3rd person singular)	était	Learn

The French translation for “it was” is c’était. The French, c’était, can be broken down into 2 parts:"this; it (before a vowel sound)" (c’) and "was (3rd person singular)" (était).

There are 13 examples of the French word for "it was" being used:

English	French	Learn
If today is Tuesday, yesterday was Monday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est mardi, hier c’était lundi.	Learn
If today is Monday, yesterday was Sunday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est lundi, hier c’était dimanche.	Learn
If today is Wednesday, yesterday was Tuesday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est mercredi, hier c’était mardi.	Learn
If today is Saturday, yesterday was Friday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est samedi, hier c’était vendredi.	Learn
If today is Sunday, yesterday was Saturday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est dimanche, hier c’était samedi.	Learn
If today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est vendredi, hier c’était jeudi.	Learn
If today is Thursday, yesterday was Wednesday.	Si aujourd’hui c’est jeudi, hier c’était mercredi.	Learn
I told you it was dangerous.	Je t’ai dit que c’était dangereux.	Learn
it was delicious	c’était délicieux	Learn
It was a tragic love story.	C’était une histoire d’amour tragique.	Learn