Specific questions

What were you doing?

A2
Unit 15
2 m
Lesson 3

Lessons

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

    あなたは何をしていましたか?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    彼は何をしていましたか?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    あなたは何を書いていましたか?

Key phrases

What was she working on?

彼女は何に取り組んでいましたか?

What were they talking about?

彼らは何について話していましたか?

What were we discussing?

私たちは何について話し合っていましたか?

Vocabulary

Word
Translation
project
プロジェクト
conversation
会話
task
タスク

Key sentences

What were you doing at the party last night?

昨夜のパーティーで何をしていましたか?

What was he doing when the phone rang?

電話が鳴ったとき、彼は何をしていましたか?

What were you writing in your notebook?

ノートに何を書いていましたか?

What was she working on during the meeting?

会議中、彼女は何に取り組んでいましたか?

What were they talking about in the café?

カフェで彼らは何について話していましたか?

What were we discussing before lunch?

ランチの前に私たちは何について話し合っていましたか?

Practical dialogue

Alice

What were you doing yesterday?

昨日は何をしていましたか?

Bob

I was working on a project for school.

学校のためのプロジェクトに取り組んでいました。

Alice

What was she working on during the class?

授業中、彼女は何に取り組んでいましたか?

Bob

She was writing notes about the lesson.

彼女は授業についてのノートを書いていました。

Alice

What were they talking about at the park?

公園で彼らは何について話していましたか?

Bob

They were discussing their plans for the weekend.

彼らは週末の計画について話し合っていました。

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FAQ

'Nad czym ona pracowała?' を意味します。
'What were they talking about?' は会話のテーマを尋ねるために使います。
'What were we discussing?' は以前に議論したテーマを尋ねるために使います。

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