were they
Étaient-ils prisonniers des Sioux ?
Were they prisoners of the Sioux?
Were they good?
Étaient-ils hier à la bibliothèque ?
Were they at the library yesterday?
Vos parents étaient-ils chez eux ?
Were your parents at home?
N'étaient-ils pas déjà morts ?
Weren't they already dead?
— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)
Comment ces papiers étaient-ils en votre possession ?
How did you come to have these papers?
Where were they?
Combien d'années Tom et Marie étaient-ils à Boston ?
How many years were Tom and Marie in Boston?