they were passing
-passaient
Past progressive they conjugation of pass.

pass

Anders described the craters that they were passing over.
Anders décrivit les cratères au-dessus desquels ils passaient.
The feeling was that the boat was going very fast, although I saw how they were passing me.
J’avais l’impression que le bateau allait très vite alors que je me faisais dépasser.
Some people feel that 2009 was an extremely hard year; this is because they were passing through the ultimate challenge of their Perfect Storms.
Certaines personnes pensent que 2009 a été une année extrêmement difficile, c'est parce qu'elles sont passées par le défi ultime de leurs Tempêtes Parfaites.
The locals were drinking red wine straight from the glass porron that they were passing around.
Les habitants buvaient du vin rouge directement du porron en verre qu'ils se passaient de main en main.
They were passing the ball from player to player and were running in circles.
Ils se passaient le ballon de joueur en joueur et couraient en rond.
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