que tu passais

that you were passing

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that you were passing The examples use “que tu passes,” not “que tu passais.” “Passais” is the past-tense form, while “passes” is present tense or subjunctive, depending on context.

FR: Je savais que tu passais par ici.

EN: I knew you were passing through here.

Fumier, va, tu l'as vu, que tu passais sur moi.

You bastard, come on—you saw you were running me over.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Je croyais que tu passais ton temps à manifester à la fac.

I thought you spent your time protesting at university.

— The Host (2006)

J'ai entendu dire que tu passais des auditions.

I heard that you were auditioning.

— Chicago (2002)

J'ai remarqué que tu passais beaucoup de temps avec miss Granger.

I’ve noticed that you’ve been spending a lot of time with Miss Granger.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)