they were digging
-creusaient
Past progressive they conjugation of dig.
When they were digging the foundations they kept coming across bones, sometimes caught up in barbed wire.
Quand ils creusèrent les fondations, ils découvrirent encore et encore des ossements, parfois emmêlés dans des barbelés.
While they were digging through everything, the officer who instigated this whole thing asked for my passport and called in to see if I had any warrants out on me.
Pendant qu'ils étaient en train de fouiller tous nos bagages, l'officier qui a provoqué tout ceci, m'a demandé mon passeport et a demandé à voir si je n'avais aucun procès-verbal sur moi.
I went by the cemetery yesterday and saw that they were digging a new grave.
Hier, je suis passé par le cimetière et j'ai vu qu'ils creusaient une nouvelle tombe.
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