ce qui se passait

what was happening

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what was happening Refers to events or a situation in progress in the past.
FR: J'ai regardé dehors pour voir ce qui se passait.
EN: I looked outside to see what was happening.

Je pris conscience de ce qui se passait.

I became aware of what was happening.

Il a essayé de cacher ce qui se passait vraiment.

He tried to hide what was really going on.

Je n'avais pas idée de ce qui se passait.

I had no idea what was going on.

J'ai soudain pris conscience de ce qui se passait.

I suddenly realized what was happening.

Je ne pouvais pas entendre ce qui se passait dans la pièce d'à côté.

I couldn't hear what was happening in the next room.

Je n'étais pas au courant de ce qui se passait.

I wasn’t aware of what was going on.

Je n'ai pas compris ce qui se passait.

I didn't understand what was happening.

Je ne sais pas vraiment ce qui se passait.

I’m not really sure what was going on.

Je t'ai pas dit ce qui se passait ?

Didn't I tell you what was going on?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

À la vue de ce qui se passait, nous décidâmes de partir.

Seeing what was happening, we decided to leave.

Comme nous vîmes ce qui se passait là, nous décidâmes de nous en aller.

When we saw what was happening there, we decided to leave.

Je ne me suis pas rendu compte de ce qui se passait.

I didn't realize what was happening.

Je leur disait ce qui se passait.

I told them what was happening.

Je suis allé voir ce qui se passait.

I went to see what was going on.

Je me demandais ce qui se passait.

I was wondering what was going on.

Sami ne savait pas ce qui se passait là-bas.

Sami didn't know what was happening over there.

Je viens de découvrir ce qui se passait.

I just found out what was going on.