quand tu étais

when you were

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phrase Uncommon #14,248
when you were Used to talk about a time in the past when you were in a certain state or age.
FR: Je lisais beaucoup quand tu étais à l'école.
EN: I used to read a lot when you were at school.

Quand tu étais petite, je le faisais tourner des heures durant.

When you were little, I used to play it for hours on end.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Avais-tu un livre favori quand tu étais enfant?

Did you have a favorite book when you were a child?

Quand tu étais bébé!

When you were a baby!

— Aquarius (2016)

Il t'est arrivé la même chose quand tu étais jeune.

The same thing happened to you when you were young.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Je t'ai vu une fois quand tu étais tout bébé.

I saw you once when you were just a baby.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Dis-moi au revoir comme quand tu étais petite.

Say goodbye to me like you did when you were little.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Quel était ton livre préféré quand tu étais enfant?

What was your favorite book when you were a child?

Je suppose que tu t'es perdue dans l'Au-delà quand tu étais jeune.

I suppose you got lost in the Afterlife when you were young.

— Suzume (2022)

Quand tu étais vieux?

When you were old?

— Roma (2018)

Monsieur Sato a appelé quand tu étais absente.

Mr. Sato called when you were out.

Tu n'avais pas peur ici quand tu étais petite?

Weren’t you afraid here when you were little?

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

J'étais ta baby-sitter quand tu étais enfant.

I was your babysitter when you were a child.

Quand tu étais endormi.

When you were asleep.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Étais-tu gros quand tu étais au lycée?

Were you fat when you were in high school?

Tu étais difficile quand tu étais bébé.

You were difficult when you were a baby.

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

You didn’t like doing that when you were a child, did you?

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

I felt sorry for you when you were young.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Filipe, regarde toutes ces photos de quand tu étais petit.

Filipe, look at all these photos from when you were little.

— Aquarius (2016)

Tu te rappelles quand tu étais persuadé que Zach serait une fille?

Do you remember when you were convinced Zach would be a girl?

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Qui était ton enseignant préféré quand tu étais au lycée?

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

Quand tu étais marié avec elle, tu la trompais souvent?

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

— L'Agent secret (2025)

C'est ce que tu as dit quand tu étais étudiante.

That's what you said when you were a student.

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Rappelle-toi comment je te mettais au lit quand tu étais petite?

Do you remember how I used to put you to bed when you were little?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Tu aurais dû apprendre à nager quand tu étais jeune.

You should have learned to swim when you were young.

Étais-tu grosse quand tu étais au lycée?

Were you overweight when you were in high school?

C'est une photo de toi quand tu étais petit.

This is a photo of you when you were little.

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

Comment était ta relation avec ton père quand tu étais enfant?

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

Tu cassais des briques quand tu étais jeune?

Did you break bricks when you were young?

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)