बात कर रहे थे

were talking

→ बात
phrase Rare #11,577
were talking Used for an ongoing conversation in the past. The subject is masculine plural or mixed-gender plural.
HI: हम रास्ते में बात कर रहे थे।
EN: We were talking on the way.

अरे, हम बात कर रहे थे, बीच में फ़ोन कैसे काट दिए?

Hey, we were in the middle of talking. Why did you hang up?

— Dhamaka (2021)

किससे बात कर रहे थे तुम?

Who were you talking to?

— डाई हार्ड (1988)

हम दोनों खुशी-खुशी बात कर रहे थे।

The two of us were chatting happily.

— Merry Christmas (2024)

कल इसी की बात कर रहे थे ये।

They were talking about this just yesterday.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)