stavi facendo

were doing

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phrase Rare #21,406
were doing Imperfect + gerund form used to describe an action in progress in the past. Literally: 'you were doing.'
IT: Cosa stavi facendo ieri sera?
EN: What were you doing last night?

Che stavi facendo?

What were you doing?

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re (2003)

Quello che stavi facendo.

What you were doing.

— Queen (2014)

Continua pure a fare quello che stavi facendo.

Just keep doing what you were doing.

— Quasi famosi (2000)

Swami, vai avanti con quello che stavi facendo.

Swami, carry on with what you were doing.

— Bahubali: The Beginning (2015)

Hai mai pensato che forse lo stavi facendo?

Have you ever thought that maybe you were doing that?

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Stavi facendo il mio gioco!

You were playing my game!

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Eri l'unico di cui avevamo paura e quasi stavi facendo il nostro gioco.

You were the only one we were afraid of, and you were almost playing our game.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Che stavi facendo?!

What were you doing?!

— Goksung - La presenza del diavolo (2016)

Mi stavi facendo venire un infarto!

You were giving me a heart attack!

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

In un certo senso ho capito che lo stavi facendo.

In a way, I understood that you were doing it.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Probabilmente lo stavi facendo roteare e l'hai rotto.

You were probably spinning it around and broke it.

— Il mio vicino Totoro (1988)

Che diavolo stavi facendo a Chicago?

What the hell were you doing in Chicago?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

E mentre stavi facendo un pisolino, lui era proprio sopra di te?

And while you were taking a nap, he was right on top of you?

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)