was running

Ziri was running.

Ziri courait.

A dog was running.

Un chien courait.

Tom was running.

Tom courait.

His dog was running in the yard.

Son chien courait dans la cour.

The meter was running!

Le compteur tournait !

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

The bishop, all livid, was running about in his underwear.

L'évêque, furieux, courait partout en sous-vêtements.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Did you catch that bullshit Hans was running?

T'as entendu les conneries que Hans racontait ?

— Die Hard (1988)

Sami was running a busy hotel.

Sami dirigeait un hôtel très fréquenté.

My poor part was running behind my rich part.

Ma pauvre part courait derrière ma part riche.

A young woman was running from one of the houses.

Une jeune femme s’enfuyait de l’une des maisons.