TicceSorry, man but I was not asking how it would sound better after havingIf you insist: These were they who were doing it (but it sounds terrible).beingbeen changed. You changed the sentences.
Sometimes we change the sentences because the original sentence is so awkward that we can't imagine ever saying it. If I had been the first to respond, I would have suggested "They're the ones who were doing it." You did ask "How would you say it?" and neither of your original sentences is something a native speaker would say.
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If you want longer, try
"This is the one who was doing it"
"It was those guys/girls who were doing it"Again, simply "They were doing it" sounds best.
But you could say:
"These are the one who were doing it"
"It was those guys/girls who were doing it"
It was they who were doing it. (More formal than the following example.)
It was them who were doing it. (Also possible according to some authorities.)
The forms shown above are almost never used anymore in modern English. The modern form is
They are (or were) the ones who were doing it.
For a more extensive discussion see It's you who is/are answering.
CJ
Nope. Not natural English at all. Have you read the rest of the thread?