those were

c’étaient, c'étaient

→ that
phrase Rare #22,919
c’étaient S’emploie pour parler de choses ou de personnes au pluriel dans le passé.
EN: Those were the best days of my life.
FR: C’étaient les meilleurs jours de ma vie.

Oh, those were not cops.

Oh, ce n'étaient pas des policiers.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Those were questions I'd ask myself when I woke up.

C’étaient les questions que je me posais en me réveillant.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Those were his exact words.

Ce sont exactement ses mots.

Those were your words from the other day.

C'étaient vos mots de l'autre jour.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Those were different times Sue.

C'était une autre époque, Sue.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

Those were the words of my marriage proposal.

C'étaient les mots de ma demande en mariage.

— Departures (2008)

I found out later that those were his last words.

J'ai appris plus tard que c'étaient ses derniers mots.

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Those were different times.

C'était une époque différente.

Despite appearances, those were not Mr. Renzi's closing arguments.

Malgré les apparences, ce n’étaient pas les conclusions finales de M. Renzi.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Those were the good old days.

C'était le bon vieux temps.

Those were our happiest days.

C'étaient nos jours les plus heureux.

— Happy Together (1997)

Those were your last words.

Ce furent tes dernières paroles.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

phrase Rare #30,615
c'étaient Forme au passé de « those are » ; s’emploie pour parler de choses ou de personnes déjà mentionnées.
EN: Those were the best days of my life.
FR: C’étaient les plus beaux jours de ma vie.

Those were the last words I ever exchanged with the Holy Father.

Ce furent les dernières paroles que j'ai échangées avec le Saint-Père.

— Conclave (2024)

Those were really good times.

C'étaient vraiment de bons moments.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

Those were his last words.

Ce furent ses derniers mots.

Those were your words.

Ce sont vos mots.

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

And those were his last words.

Et ce furent ses dernières paroles.

Those were their names.

C'étaient leurs noms.

— Mystic River (2003)

Those were her words!

Ce sont ses propres mots !

— Volver (2006)