I was doing
Je faisais un voyage en Inde.
I was on a trip to India.
I was being funny.
J'allais partout, je faisais ce que je voulais.
I went everywhere and did whatever I wanted.
— Les Affranchis (1990)
Quand j'étais petit, je recevais une fessée si je faisais quelque chose de mal.
When I was little, I would get a spanking if I did something wrong.
Je faisais juste la conversation.
I was just making conversation.
Tu te rappelles que je faisais du théâtre ?
Do you remember that I used to do theatre?
— Pour l'éternité (2025)
I was shopping.
Je faisais semblant de dormir.
I pretended to be asleep.
Moi aussi, petite, je faisais des rêves étranges.
I, too, used to have strange dreams when I was little.
— Your Name. (2016)