ce que je faisais

what I was doing

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phrase Common #5,183
what I was doing Used to refer to an action or activity that was in progress in the past.
FR: Je lui ai expliqué ce que je faisais hier soir.
EN: I explained to him what I was doing last night.

Je savais exactement ce que je faisais.

I knew exactly what I was doing.

Elle est venue voir ce que je faisais.

She came to see what I was doing.

Je suppose que vous voulez me demander ce que je faisais hier.

I guess you want to ask me what I was doing yesterday.

Tom m'avait demandé ce que je faisais.

Tom had asked me what I was doing.

Je savais ce que je faisais.

I knew what I was doing.

Arrivé derrière moi, il a demandé ce que je faisais.

He came up behind me and asked what I was doing.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Je ne savais pas ce que je faisais et j'ai été aidé.

I didn't know what I was doing, and I was helped.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Tu veux savoir ce que je faisais?

Do you want to know what I was doing?

Qu'est-ce ce que je faisais là-bas?

What was I doing there?

Je n'ai pas réalisé ce que je faisais.

I didn't realize what I was doing.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Je me demandais ce que je faisais toute seule.

I wondered what I was doing there all alone.

— Burning (2018)