le faisait

did it; was doing it

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phrase Rare #23,713

did it; was doing it Imperfect tense of faire with the pronoun le, used for an action done repeatedly or in the past. The exact meaning depends on context.

FR: Quand il était jeune, il le faisait souvent.

EN: When he was young, he did it often.

Je serais étonné s’il le faisait.

I would be surprised if he did it.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom ne le faisait pas beaucoup.

Tom didn't do it much.

Il ne fait pas aussi froid aujourd'hui qu'il le faisait hier.

It isn’t as cold today as it was yesterday.

Tout le monde le faisait, même les mineurs.

Everyone was doing it, even minors.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Si elle allait le remettre à Dumbledore, elle ne le faisait pas consciemment.

If she was going to hand it over to Dumbledore, she wasn't doing it consciously.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Elle l'aime désormais davantage qu'elle ne le faisait auparavant.

She loves him more now than she did before.

Tom ne le faisait pas souvent.

Tom didn't do it often.

Quoi qu'il fasse, il le faisait seul de son côté.

Whatever he did, he always did it on his own.

— Burning (2018)

Tout le monde le faisait.

Everyone was doing it.

Il le faisait déjà du vivant de ton mari.

He was already doing it while your husband was still alive.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Tom a dit que Mary le faisait rarement.

Tom said Mary rarely did that.

Tom ne travaille plus autant qu'il le faisait.

Tom doesn’t work as much as he used to.

Il n'étudie plus autant qu'il le faisait.

He doesn't study as much as he used to.

Avant, on le faisait partout.

Before, it was done everywhere.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tom a dit que Mary le faisait tout le temps.

Tom said Mary did it all the time.