étiez-vous

were you

→ être
phrase Common #6,355
were you Used to ask a question to you plural or formally. This is the imperfect tense of être with question inversion.
FR: Étiez-vous à la fête hier soir ?
EN: Were you at the party last night?

Pourquoi étiez-vous absents hier?

Why were you absent yesterday?

De quoi étiez-vous en train de parler toutes les deux?

What were you two talking about?

Étiez-vous au cinéma, hier soir?

Were you at the cinema last night?

Étiez-vous fatigués?

Were you tired?

N'étiez-vous pas ici hier?

Weren’t you here yesterday?

Étiez-vous occupées?

Were you busy?

Étiez-vous vraiment en colère?

Were you really angry?

Étiez-vous excités?

Were you excited?

Étiez-vous l'un d'entre eux?

Were you one of them?

Depuis quand étiez-vous seul avec Tom?

How long had you been alone with Tom?

De quelles missions secrètes étiez-vous chargé?

What secret missions were you tasked with?

— Le repentir (1987)

Étiez-vous sérieux?

Were you serious?

À qui étiez-vous en train de rêver?

Who were you dreaming about?

Pourquoi étiez-vous en train de lui tenir la main?

Why were you holding his hand?

Étiez-vous en couple?

Were you in a relationship?

— The Rip (2026)

Où diable étiez-vous exactement, Marie?

Where on earth were you exactly, Marie?

Qu'étiez-vous en train de faire hier à cette heure-ci?

What were you doing at this time yesterday?

Étiez-vous invitées?

Were you invited?

Lorsque j'ai posé cette question, étiez-vous heureux?

When I asked that question, were you happy?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Étiez-vous sincère?

Were you being sincere?

Étiez-vous vraiment énervé?

Were you really angry?

Pourquoi étiez-vous en prison?

Why were you in prison?

Étiez-vous au courant de ça?

Did you know about this?

Étiez-vous heureuses?

Were you happy?

Étiez-vous proche de la capitaine Velez?

Were you close to Captain Velez?

— The Rip (2026)

Quand étiez-vous supposés rentrer?

When were you supposed to return?

— Le Retour (2003)

Étiez-vous vraiment énervées?

Were you really upset?

À quoi étiez-vous en train de rêver?

What were you dreaming about?

Pourquoi étiez-vous absent hier?

Why were you absent yesterday?

Étiez-vous excité?

Were you excited?

Pourquoi n'étiez-vous pas dans l'équipe?

Why weren't you on the team?

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Étiez-vous l'une d'entre elles?

Were you one of them?

Étiez-vous tous deux proches?

Were you two close?

Y étiez-vous?

Were you there?

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Étiez-vous en train de nous espionner?

Were you spying on us?

Aviez-vous l'habitude d'aller à notre club, ou étiez-vous trop jeune?

Did you used to go to our club, or were you too young?

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

Qu'étiez-vous en train de faire à ce moment-là?

What were you doing at that moment?

Étiez-vous invitée?

Were you invited?

Étiez-vous sur la plage le soir elle est partie sans revenir?

Were you on the beach the night she left and didn't come back?

— Rebecca (1940)

Étiez-vous à la bibliothèque hier après-midi?

Were you at the library yesterday afternoon?

Pourquoi étiez-vous en train de discuter avec lui?

Why were you talking to him?

Depuis combien de temps étiez-vous malade avant de voir le médecin?

How long had you been sick before seeing the doctor?

Dites-moi, étiez-vous amoureuse de monsieur Redfellow, à l'époque?

Tell me, were you in love with Mr. Redfellow back then?

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Étiez-vous avec mon père, aujourd'hui?

Were you with my father today?

Étiez-vous heureuse?

Were you happy?

Étiez-vous satisfaits des résultats?

Were you satisfied with the results?

Étiez-vous vraiment énervée?

Were you really upset?

Pourquoi étiez-vous absente hier?

Why were you absent yesterday?

De quoi étiez-vous en train de parler tous les deux?

What were you two talking about?

Combien étiez-vous?

How many of you were there?

Étiez-vous fatiguées?

Were you tired?

Étiez-vous nerveux au cours de l'entretien d'embauche?

Were you nervous during the job interview?

Étiez-vous un ami de Tom?

Were you a friend of Tom's?

Étiez-vous excitée?

Were you excited?

Étiez-vous invité?

Were you invited?

Étiez-vous sérieux quand vous avez dit que Jackson n'avait aucune chance?

Were you serious when you said Jackson didn't stand a chance?

— Nuremberg (2025)

Combien de temps étiez-vous avec Yem?

How long were you with Yem?

— Assassination (2015)

À qui étiez-vous en train de parler?

Who were you talking to?

Pourquoi étiez-vous en train de lui parler?

Why were you talking to him?

Étiez-vous chez vous hier soir?

Were you home last night?

Qu'étiez-vous en train de faire dans le grenier, Tom et toi?

What were you and Tom doing in the attic?

Étiez-vous heureux?

Were you happy?

Étiez-vous sincères?

Were you being sincere?

Étiez-vous vraiment énervés?

Were you really angry?