cosa stavate facendo

what were you doing

→ cosa
phrase Rare #38,457
what were you doing Used to ask about an action in progress in the past. Plural/formal: you all were doing.
IT: Cosa stavate facendo quando ti ho chiamato?
EN: What were you doing when I called you?

Cosa stavate facendo nella mia stanza?

What were you doing in my room?

Cosa stavate facendo ieri?

What were you doing yesterday?

So cosa stavate facendo là dietro.

I know what you were doing back there.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)

Ho visto cosa stavate facendo.

I saw what you were doing.

Cosa stavate facendo?

What were you doing?

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)