Usage examples of "faisais" in French with translation to English

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Enfant, j'étais fessée si je faisais quelque chose de mal. When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
Je faisais un voyage en Inde. I was on a trip to India.
À cette époque, je me faisais un point d'honneur d'effectuer une promenade avant le petit-déjeuner. In those days, I made it a point to take a walk before breakfast.
Enfant, j'étais fessé si je faisais quelque chose de mal. When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
Qu'est-ce que tu faisais ? What have you been doing?
Je suis surprise de te voir fumer ; tu ne le faisais pas. I'm surprised to see you smoking; you didn't use to.
J'ai dû laisser passer la gare pendant que je faisais la sieste. I must have gone past the station while I was taking a nap.
Je suis surpris de te voir fumer ; tu ne le faisais pas. I'm surprised to see you smoking; you didn't use to.
Il ne m'était jamais venu à l'esprit que ce que je faisais pouvait être illégal. It never occurred to me that what I was doing might be illegal.
Hier, on m'a volé mon vélo pendant que je faisais les courses. Yesterday my bicycle was stolen while I was doing some shopping.
Hier, on m'a volé mon vélo pendant que je faisais du shopping. Yesterday my bicycle was stolen while I was doing some shopping.
Tu ne comprends pas combien je me faisais de souci à ton sujet. You don't understand how worried I was about you.
Petit, on me donnait la fessée lorsque je faisais quelque chose de mal. When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
Vous ne comprenez pas combien je me faisais de souci à votre sujet. You don't understand how worried I was about you.
Quand j'étais enfant on me donnait la fessée si je faisais une bêtise. When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
Quand j'étais petit, je recevais une fessée si je faisais quelque chose de mal. When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.
Elle fit du bon boulot. She did a good job.
Les yeux me font mal. My eyes are sore.
Elle me fit un gâteau. She made me a cake.
Il nous fit office de guide. He acted as our guide.
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