loro facessero

did, were doing

→ fare

fac do; make + essero they imperfect subjunctive

verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #27,431

did, were doing Often used in a subordinate clause after a verb of wanting, thinking, or knowing; English may use “would” or an infinitive in these contexts.

IT: Vorrei che facessero una pausa.

EN: I’d like them to take a break.

Conjugation of fare

fare farlo farla far farmi farti farci farsi farcela fargli farvi farle fatte farli farne farglielo farmela fargliela farmene facendolo

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	facessi	facessimo
Second	facessi	faceste
Third	facesse	facessero

Pensavo facessero l'amore.

I thought they were making love.

— I peccatori (2025)

Cosa volevate che facessero?

What did you want them to do?

Quelli della Campana volevano soltanto che le cose si facessero a modo loro.

The Campana people just wanted things done their way.

Qualunque cosa facessero quelli del Mondo del Velo funzionò.

Whatever the people of the Veil World were doing worked.

Non sapevo nemmeno che lo facessero, verde.

I didn't even know they made it in green.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Non mi importa cosa facessero quelli del Mondo del Velo.

I don't care what the people from the Veil World were doing.

Cosa vorresti che facessero?

What would you like them to do?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Oggi sembrava facessero apposta a non trovarlo.

Today, it seemed like they were deliberately avoiding finding it.

— I diabolici (1955)

Non avevo idea che li facessero.

I had no idea they made them.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Non sapevo nemmeno come si facessero i libri nuovi.

I didn't even know how new books were made.