No. 9,843 in French
faisais
"Faisais" means "was doing" or "used to do" in English.
In a sentence
Quand j'étais enfant, je faisais du vélo tous les jours.
When I was a child, I rode my bike every day.
Used in the imparfait tense to describe a habitual action in the past.
Je faisais toujours de mon mieux pour réussir.
I always tried my best to succeed.
Indicates a recurrent effort in the past using the imparfait tense.
Tu faisais semblant de lire pour ne pas être dérangé.
You pretended to read to avoid being disturbed.
Describes an action or state in the past presented in the imparfait tense to emphasize duration or habit.
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