Faisait-il (en. Was he doing)

/fɛ.zɛ.t‿il/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Interrogative form in the past indicative for the verb 'to do'.

Did he do his homework before going out?

Faisait-il ses devoirs avant de sortir ?

Used to ask if 'he' was acting in a specific way in the past.

What was he doing during the meeting?

Que faisait-il pendant la réunion ?

Questions about past habits of 'he'.

Did he often play sports back then?

Faisait-il souvent du sport à l'époque ?

Contraction of 'to do' and 'he' in the past, forming an interrogative.

Was it nice out?

Reference to past weather conditions.

Faisait-il beau ?

Did he study?

Questions about someone's past education.

Faisait-il des études ?

Did he make noise?

Asks if a person was noisy in the past.

Faisait-il du bruit ?

A verb that denotes the action of creating or executing.

Faire

Doing

Present participle of 'to do', used in descriptive sentences.

Faisant

Done

Masculine noun meaning an action that has already been completed.

Fait

Was he showing off?

He thought he was superior, showing off.

Il se croyait supérieur, faisant le malin.

Was he being lazy?

He didn't like to work, he was being lazy.

Il n'aimait pas travailler, il faisait le paresseux.