when you were

quand tu étais

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phrase Uncommon #8,227
quand tu étais Utilisé pour parler d’une situation passée. Peut aussi être « quand vous étiez » selon le contexte.
EN: When you were a child, did you like school?
FR: Quand tu étais enfant, aimais-tu l’école ?

When you were more relaxed.

Quand tu étais plus détendu.

— The Great Beauty (2013)

How many dolls did you have when you were a little girl?

Combien de poupées avais-tu quand tu étais petite fille ?

You should have learned to swim when you were young.

Tu aurais dû apprendre à nager quand tu étais jeune.

You guys all learned when you were kids?

Vous avez tous appris ça quand vous étiez enfants ?

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Did you like your teachers when you were in junior high school?

Aimiez-vous vos professeurs lorsque vous étiez au collège ?

You told her when you were drunk yesterday.

Tu lui as dit hier alors que tu étais ivre.

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

He said you almost got into a car when you were kids?

Il a dit que vous aviez failli monter dans une voiture quand vous étiez enfants ?

— Mystic River (2003)

Who was your favorite teacher when you were in high school?

Qui était votre professeur préféré au lycée ?

If you were never down, how would you know when you were up?

Si vous n'étiez jamais au plus bas, comment sauriez-vous quand vous étiez au plus haut ?

— State and Main (2000)

Were you fat when you were in high school?

Étiez-vous gros(se) au lycée ?

What did you eat when you were in Australia?

Qu'avez-vous mangé pendant votre séjour en Australie ?

Did your parents visit you many times when you were in Germany?

Vos parents vous ont-ils rendu visite souvent lorsque vous étiez en Allemagne ?

When you were a baby!

Quand tu étais bébé !

— Aquarius (2016)

When you were old?

Quand vous étiez vieux ?

— Roma (2018)

What was your favourite book when you were a kid?

Quel était votre livre préféré quand vous étiez enfant ?

You were fussy when you were a baby.

Tu étais difficile quand tu étais bébé.

What were you like when you were fifteen?

Comment étais-tu à quinze ans ?

From when you were a kid.

Depuis votre enfance.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Where did you live when you were five years old?

Où habitiez-vous quand vous aviez cinq ans ?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

What was your relationship with your father like when you were a kid?

Quelle était votre relation avec votre père quand vous étiez enfant ?

You should have learned how to swim when you were young.

Tu aurais dû apprendre à nager quand tu étais jeune.

They hired you when you were well.

Ils vous ont embauché quand vous étiez en bonne santé.

— Amores Perros (2000)

Look, I get that this is not what you dreamed about when you were a kid.

Écoutez, je comprends que ce n'est pas ce dont vous rêviez quand vous étiez enfant.

— Anaconda (2025)

phrase Uncommon #8,606
quand tu étais Introduit une action ou une situation passée. Souvent suivi d’un verbe en -ing.
EN: I was asleep when you were calling me.
FR: J’étais endormi quand tu m’appelais.

What did Peggotty say when you were little, the one you liked?

Qu'est-ce que Peggotty disait quand tu étais petit, celle que tu aimais bien ?

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

You didn't like to do that when you were a kid, did you?

Tu n’aimais pas faire ça quand tu étais enfant, n’est-ce pas ?

Why do you feel sad when you were fired?

Pourquoi vous sentez-vous triste d'avoir été licencié ?

— Piku (2015)

And when you were in the monastery, election.

Et quand vous étiez au monastère, l'élection.

— Hoppers (2026)

Were you frightened when you were killing Kostya?

Avez-vous eu peur en tuant Kostya ?

— Brother 2 (2000)

I knew you when you were just barely limping.

Je te connaissais déjà quand tu boitais à peine.

— Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

You were friends when you were kids.

Vous étiez amis quand vous étiez enfants.

— Mystic River (2003)

You could count to ten when you were two years old.

Tu savais compter jusqu’à dix à deux ans.

It was a long time ago, when you were preparing Sabor with Salvador Mallo.

C'était il y a longtemps, quand tu préparais Sabor avec Salvador Mallo.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

When you were holding my hand just now, wasn't that real?

Quand tu me tenais la main à l’instant, ce n’était pas réel ?

— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

So, remember when you were talking to Giovana?

Alors, tu te souviens quand tu parlais à Giovana ?

— The Way He Looks (2014)

You didn't consider that when you were stealing the keys?

Tu n’as pas pensé à ça quand tu volais les clés ?

— Devdas (2002)

Do you see Him when you were up there?

Le voyiez-vous quand vous étiez là-haut ?

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

I took pity on you when you were young.

J'ai eu pitié de toi quand tu étais jeune.

— Thirst (2009)

What I went through when you were away.

Ce que j'ai traversé quand tu étais parti.

— Haider (2014)

When you were a kid and took the bus, you always called to check in.

Quand tu étais enfant et que tu prenais le bus, tu appelais toujours pour donner de tes nouvelles.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Pace put the bomb there when you were visiting headquarters!

Pace a placé la bombe là pendant votre visite au quartier général !

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

When you were little in Greece, you fell from your bicycle?

Quand tu étais petit en Grèce, tu es tombé de ton vélo ?

— Poor Things (2023)

I can remember when you were just a little boy.

Je me souviens de l’époque où tu n’étais encore qu’un petit garçon.

Anything you couldn't explain, when you were angry or scared?

Y avait-il quelque chose que tu n’arrivais pas à expliquer quand tu étais en colère ou que tu avais peur ?

— Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

When you were bigger.

Quand tu étais plus grand.

— The Hand of God (2021)

You broke your arm when you were a teenager, didn't you?

Tu t’es cassé le bras quand tu étais adolescent, n’est-ce pas ?

Chief heard of you on his own when you were in Shanghai.

Le Chef a entendu parler de vous par lui-même quand vous étiez à Shanghai.

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Mr. Sato called when you were away.

M. Sato a appelé pendant votre absence.

A Mr. Brown came to see you when you were out.

Un certain M. Brown est venu vous voir en votre absence.

When you were a baby, I'd spin this for hours.

Quand tu étais bébé, je faisais tourner ça pendant des heures.

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

I was wondering when you were going to tell me you loved me.

Je me demandais quand tu allais me dire que tu m’aimais.

When you were talking, he kicked.

Pendant que vous parliez, il a donné un coup de pied.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

I also slept with Leslie, when you were fighting.

J'ai aussi couché avec Leslie, pendant que vous vous disputiez.

— Almost Famous (2000)

You wouldn't go to the dentist when you were a boy.

Tu n’allais pas chez le dentiste quand tu étais petit.

When you were married to her, did you often cheat on her?

Quand tu étais marié avec elle, est-ce que tu la trompais souvent ?

— The Secret Agent (2025)

It's the only one of you when you were human.

C’est le seul exemplaire de vous qui existait quand vous étiez humain.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

You knew how to count to ten when you were two years old.

Tu savais compter jusqu’à dix quand tu avais deux ans.

I was your babysitter when you were a kid.

Je te gardais quand tu étais enfant.

You got the date wrong when you were filling in the check.

Vous avez indiqué une date erronée en remplissant le chèque.

And when you were having a nap, he was right above you?

Et quand tu faisais la sieste, il était juste au-dessus de toi ?

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Was it when you were young?

Était-ce quand vous étiez jeune ?

— Broker (2022)

Where you jumped when you were my age.

L’endroit où tu sautais quand tu avais mon âge.

— Two Is a Family (2016)

I suspect you got lost in the Ever-After when you were young.

Je soupçonne que tu t'es perdu dans l'Au-delà quand tu étais jeune.

— Suzume (2022)

Remember what you would say when you were a child?

Te souviens-tu de ce que tu disais quand tu étais enfant ?

— Haider (2014)

When you were very little, I made the decision to separate.

Quand tu étais très petit, j'ai pris la décision de nous séparer.

— Agent Zeta (2026)