que faisais-tu

what were you doing

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phrase Rare #24,646
what were you doing A question in the imperfect tense, used to ask about an action in progress in the past.
FR: Que faisais-tu quand j’ai appelé ?
EN: What were you doing when I called?

Que faisais-tu avec McRyan?

What were you doing with McRyan?

— Blow Out (1981)

Que faisais-tu quand je t'ai appelé hier?

What were you doing when I called you yesterday?

Que faisais-tu là-bas?

What were you doing there?

Que faisais-tu dans ma chambre?

What were you doing in my room?

Que faisais-tu avant que Tom n'arrive?

What were you doing before Tom arrived?

Que faisais-tu, Papa?

What were you doing, Dad?

Que faisais-tu là-haut?

What were you doing up there?

— Amarcord (1973)

Que faisais-tu dans sa chambre?

What were you doing in his room?

Que faisais-tu avant ça?

What were you doing before that?

Que faisais-tu?

What were you doing?

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Papa, que faisais-tu à l'époque?

Dad, what were you doing back then?

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Que faisais-tu ?

What were you doing there?

Et que faisais-tu à l'époque?

And what were you doing at the time?

— Roma (2018)

Que faisais-tu donc?

So what were you doing?

— Le Château ambulant (2004)