Sentence examples of "going on" in English
This movement from rural to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
Ce mouvement des zones rurales vers les zones urbaines s'est poursuivi sur plus de deux-cents ans.
Could you please explain what's going on here?
Pourrais-tu, s'il te plait, expliquer ce qui se passe ici ?
Newspapers, magazines, and newscasts tell what is going on in the world.
Les journaux, les magazines et les émissions d'information nous disent ce qui se passe dans le monde.
I was locked out! There's got to be something fishy going on.
J'ai été enfermé dehors ! Il se passe vraiment quelque chose de louche.
"What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
« Qu'est-ce qu'il se passe dans la grotte ? Je suis curieux. » « Je n'en ai aucune idée. »
If you say that, it's because you don't know what's going on.
Si tu dis ça, c'est parce que tu ne sais pas ce qui se passe.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the alley and went to see what was going on.
Tout à coup, j'entendis un tumulte dans l'allée et j'allai voir ce qui se passait.
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