je fis

did, made

f i → faire
f do; make + is je/tu simple-past conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, past tense Rare #26,574
did, made A literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Je fis ce qu'il fallait.
EN: I did what was needed.
Conjugation of faire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fis —
Second fis —
Third fit firent

Je ne fis pas ce qu'on me disait de faire.

I did not do what I was told to do.

Je me fis une note.

I made a note.

Je ne fis que mon devoir.

I only did my duty.

Je me levai et fis quelques pas.

I got up and took a few steps.

Au fil des jours, je me fis une idée plus précise de mes trois invités.

As the days went by, I got a clearer idea of my three guests.

Je le fis pour toi.

I did it for you.

Trop de batailles juridiques, fis-je remarquer.

Too many legal battles, I pointed out.

C'est ainsi que je le fis.

That is how I did it.

Je me fis vite à cette vie.

I quickly got used to this life.

— 2046 (2004)

Je le fis rapidement.

I did it quickly.

Je le fis pour vous.

I did it for you.

Je lui fis signe de s’asseoir.

I gestured for him to sit down.

Je le fis pour elle.

I did it for her.

Je te fis confiance.

I trusted you.

Ce jour-là aussi, je me fis un ami, pour ainsi dire.

That day, too, I made a friend, so to speak.

Je me fis du souci pour rien.

I worried for nothing.

auxiliary · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, past tense Rare #39,791
made A literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Je fis rire les enfants.
EN: I made the children laugh.
Conjugation of faire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fis —
Second fis —
Third fit firent

Je la fis embaucher au vestiaire du dancing.

I got her a job working the cloakroom at the dance hall.

— 2046 (2004)

Je le fis pleurer.

I made him cry.

Je fis courir la rumeur qu’on avait organisé des paris.

I spread the rumor that bets had been organized.

Je fis sonner la cloche.

I rang the bell.

Le lendemain matin, je fis conduire les prisonniers sur le pont.

The next morning, I had the prisoners brought onto the deck.

Alors je le fis surveiller à mon tour.

So I had him watched in turn.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Je fis se coucher mon chien.

I made my dog lie down.

Je fis disparaître ma voiture sans laisser de traces.

I made my car disappear without leaving a trace.

— L'Accusé (2017)

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