o que estava fazendo

what was doing

→ o

phrase Uncommon #17,527

what was doing Used to refer to an action in progress in the past. In context, the subject is usually understood from the sentence.

PO: Não lembro o que estava fazendo naquela hora.

EN: I don't remember what I was doing at that time.

Eu saí correndo da sala sem saber o que estava fazendo.

I ran out of the room without knowing what I was doing.

Ela amava o que estava fazendo.

She loved what she was doing.

Ancião, continue o que estava fazendo.

Elder, continue what you were doing.

— Baahubali: O Início (2015)

Tom sabia o que estava fazendo.

Tom knew what he was doing.

O que estava fazendo?

What were you doing?

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Deve ter sido horrível parar com o que estava fazendo.

It must have been awful to stop what you were doing.

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)

O que estava fazendo enquanto nós eramos mortos?

What were you doing while we were being killed?

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme (2020)

E o que estava fazendo, que não ligou?

And what was he doing that he didn't call?

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Se não estava espionando, o que estava fazendo?

If you weren't spying, what were you doing?

— O Profeta (2009)

Terminou de fazer o que estava fazendo?

Have you finished what you were doing?

Tom não sabia o que estava fazendo.

Tom didn't know what he was doing.

O que estava fazendo lá fora neste frio?

What were you doing out there in this cold?

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Tom sabia exatamente o que estava fazendo.

Tom knew exactly what he was doing.

Tom sabia que o que estava fazendo era errado.

Tom knew that what he was doing was wrong.

O que estava fazendo lá?

What was he doing there?

— O Gângster (2007)

Perguntei aos gritos o que estava fazendo, e ele disse que não era meu pai.

I yelled at him, asking what he was doing, and he said he wasn't my father.

— Volver (2006)

Tom parou o que estava fazendo.

Tom stopped what he was doing.

O que estava fazendo em volta dela?

What was he doing around her?

— Yojimbo, o Guarda-Costas (1961)

Ele parecia saber o que estava fazendo.

He seemed to know what he was doing.