they were beating
Past progressive they conjugation of beat.
I think I preferred it when they were beating us up.
Je crois que je préférais quand il nous tapaient.
Only the other day they were beating up the monks.
L'autre jour, ils frappaient les moines.
You would tell me if they were beating you, wouldn't you?
Si les Bösiger te betteient, tu me le direis ?
And they were beating people?
Ils ont frappé les gens ?
Police came when they were beating her with a base ball bat. It's part of an initiation ritual.
La police arrive quand il la frappe avec la batte de base-ball Ca fait partie de l'initiation
The conduct of the Interior Ministry officials shows that they were aware who they were beating, particularly as Stoyanov held his MEP ID all the time and repreatedly explained who he was.
Le comportement des responsables du Ministère de l'intérieur montre que ces personnes savaient parfaitement qui elles étaient en train de battre, d'autant plus que Stoyanov leur a tendu en permanence son badge de député européen et expliqué à plusieurs reprises qui il était.
They were beating her, and she still wouldn't tell them anything.
Ils l'ont frappé, et elle ne voulait toujours rien leur dire.
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