it was / it had been
Ça faisait mon affaire, j'aurais le temps de respirer.
That suited me fine; I'd have time to catch my breath.
— Apocalypse Now (1979)
It was making too much of a mess.
— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)
It's been so long.
C'était dans mon rêve, mais ça faisait mal.
It was in my dream, but it hurt.
— Memories of Murder (2003)
It was a sad sight.
It's been a while.
Ça faisait deux heures que la famille dormait lorsque l'incendie se déclara.
The family had been asleep for two hours when the fire broke out.
Ça faisait partie de ce qui était étrange.
That was part of what was strange.
— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)