they were smoking
Past progressive they conjugation of smoke.

smoke

Mobile devices prompt participants to answer questions about their emotional state, their urge to smoke and if they were smoking.
Les appareils mobiles invitent les participants à répondre à des questions concernant leur état émotionnel, leur envie de fumer et le fait qu'ils fument ou non.
When Peter Jackson released the trilogy on film it gave rise to many fans wondering if it was really tobacco they were smoking in their pipes?
Quand Peter Jackson a sorti la trilogie, de nombreux fans se sont demandés si c’était du tabac qu’ils fumaient dans leurs pipes ?
They were smoking cigars and laughing at him.
Ils fumaient des cigares et se moquaient de lui.
They were smoking a cigar.
Ils fumaient un cigare.
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