tu faisais

you were doing

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phrase Uncommon #10,244
you were doing Used for an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Tu faisais quoi hier soir ?
EN: What were you doing last night?

Comme tu faisais tout à l'heure.

Like you were doing earlier.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Je croyais que tu faisais à manger.

I thought you were making dinner.

— Yi Yi (2000)

Tu faisais quoi, la folle ? !

What were you doing, you crazy girl?!

— Silent Voice (2016)

J'ai rien compris à ce que tu faisais.

I had no idea what you were doing.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Tu faisais semblant ?

Were you pretending?

Tu faisais du théâtre ?

Did you do theater?

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tu faisais quoi dans la cabine ?

What were you doing in the cabin?

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Non, mais je suivais tout ce que tu faisais.

No, but I followed everything you did.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Si tu faisais en sorte de venir camper avec nous, nous serions ravis.

If you could arrange to come camping with us, we'd be delighted.

Je sais ce que tu faisais là.

I know what you were doing there.

— Blow Out (1981)

Tu faisais quoi quand je t'ai demandé de m'aider ?

What were you doing when I asked you to help me?

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Do-joon, tu faisais quoi hier soir ?

Do-joon, what were you doing last night?

— Mother (2009)

Tu savais ce que tu faisais.

You knew what you were doing.

Chaque film que tu faisais était un événement dans ma vie.

Every film you made was an event in my life.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Tu faisais quoi hier soir ?

What were you doing last night?

— The Big Sick (2017)

Tu faisais de la pâtisserie ?

Were you a pastry chef?

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Je pensais que tu savais ce que tu faisais.

I thought you knew what you were doing.

Mais avec toi j'avais le sentiment que tu savais exactement ce que tu faisais.

But with you, I felt like you knew exactly what you were doing.

— Picnic (1955)

Qu'est-ce tu faisais là ?

What were you doing there?

— A Bad Son (1980)

Tu faisais les courses.

You were shopping.

Je ne savais pas que tu faisais de la photo.

I didn't know you were into photography.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Oui, tu faisais du théâtre à Ling-nan.

Yes, you were doing theatre in Ling-nan.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Je sais ce que tu faisais.

I know what you were doing.

Tu faisais quoi ?

What were you doing?

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Eva a raison, c'est comme si tu faisais ton analyse avec elle.

Eva is right; it's as if you were doing your analysis with her.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

T'as dit que tu faisais tes devoirs.

You said you were doing your homework.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Je savais pas ce que tu faisais.

I didn't know what you were doing.

— Us and Them (2018)

Et comment tu faisais ?

And how did you do it?

— Blow Out (1981)

Tu faisais la fière, voilà ta leçon.

You were acting all high and mighty—now you’ve learned your lesson.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Me le demande pas, j'ai rien compris à ce que tu faisais.

Don't ask me; I didn't understand anything you were doing.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Avec deux de plus, tu faisais un cocktail.

With two more, you made a cocktail.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

J'ai toujours pensé que ce que tu faisais, c'était bien.

I always thought that what you were doing was good.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tu faisais du vélo ?

Were you riding a bike?

— Volver (2006)

Je t'ai demandé ce que tu faisais.

I asked you what you were doing.

Tu faisais quoi, avant ?

What did you do before?

— A Bad Son (1980)

Nous avons dû déménager parce que tu faisais trop de bruit.

We had to move because you were making too much noise.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Tu savais exactement ce que tu faisais.

You knew exactly what you were doing.

Tu faisais des heures sup ?

Were you working overtime?

— Shutter (2004)

Tu faisais juste semblant.

You were just pretending.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Et si tu faisais mon boulot, toi ?

What if you did my job?

— Running Man (2025)

Tu faisais quoi là-bas ?

What were you doing there?

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

C'est ça que tu faisais ?

Is that what you were doing?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Tu faisais des courses ?

Were you running errands?

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Continue ce que tu faisais.

Continue what you were doing.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Tu savais très bien ce que tu faisais.

You knew exactly what you were doing.

Tu faisais quoi dehors dans le froid ?

What were you doing outside in the cold?

— Decision to Leave (2022)