Specific questions

What were you doing?

A2
Unité 15
2 m
Leçon 3

Leçons

Specific questions

  • Intro

    We can also ask specific questions to get specific answers. For example

  • Mów teraz

    What were you doing?

  • Mów teraz

    What was he doing?

  • Mów teraz

    What were you writing?

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ____ ___ _____?

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ___ __ _____?

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ____ ___ _______?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Qu'étais-tu en train de faire ?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Qu'était-il en train de faire ?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Qu'étais-tu en train d'écrire ?

Expressions clés

What was she working on?

Sur quoi travaillait-elle ?

What were they talking about?

De quoi parlaient-ils ?

What were we discussing?

De quoi discutions-nous ?

Vocabulaire

Mot
Traduction
project
projet
conversation
conversation
task
tâche

Phrases clés

What were you doing at the party last night?

Que faisais-tu à la fête hier soir ?

What was he doing when the phone rang?

Que faisait-il quand le téléphone a sonné ?

What were you writing in your notebook?

Que écrivais-tu dans ton carnet ?

What was she working on during the meeting?

Sur quoi travaillait-elle pendant la réunion ?

What were they talking about in the café?

De quoi parlaient-ils au café ?

What were we discussing before lunch?

De quoi discutions-nous avant le déjeuner ?

Dialogue pratique

Alice

What were you doing yesterday?

Que faisais-tu hier ?

Bob

I was working on a project for school.

Je travaillais sur un projet pour l'école.

Alice

What was she working on during the class?

Sur quoi travaillait-elle pendant le cours ?

Bob

She was writing notes about the lesson.

Elle écrivait des notes sur la leçon.

Alice

What were they talking about at the park?

De quoi parlaient-ils au parc ?

Bob

They were discussing their plans for the weekend.

Ils discutaient de leurs plans pour le week-end.

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FAQ

Cela signifie 'Sur quoi elle travaillait?'
'What were they talking about?' est utilisé pour demander le sujet de la conversation.
'What were we discussing?' est utilisé pour demander le sujet que nous avions discuté précédemment.

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