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Tu venais de cacher le foulard bleu où ?

Tu venais de cacher le foulard bleu où ?
You had just hidden the blue scarf where?
From Lesson 211:Past recent actions (venir de)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu venais de cacher le foulard bleu où ?

Why does venais de cacher translate to 'had just hidden' instead of 'have just hidden'?
The verb venir is in the imparfait (past tense) here. The expression venir de + infinitive means "to have just done" something. By putting venir into a past tense like the imparfait (venais), the meaning shifts further back in time to "had just done".
Can I put où at the beginning of the sentence instead?
Yes, but you would usually need to change the word order. Tacking the question word onto the very end (Tu venais de cacher... où ?) is highly typical for informal, spoken French. If you put où at the beginning, you would typically use inversion for a formal tone (Où venais-tu de cacher le foulard bleu ?) or add est-ce que for standard phrasing (Où est-ce que tu venais de cacher le foulard bleu ?).
What is the difference between un foulard and une écharpe?
Both translate to "scarf" in English, but they describe different things. A foulard is a lighter, thinner scarf (often silk or light cotton) worn as an accessory or in mild weather. An écharpe is a thick, warm winter scarf, usually made of knitted wool.
Just as a refresher, why does bleu come after foulard?
In French, most adjectives go after the noun they describe, unlike in English. Adjectives for colors always follow this rule, which is why it is le foulard bleu (literally "the scarf blue").

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