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făceai
you were doing / you used to do (make) /fəˈtʃe̯aj/
verb#2850 most common
Also: you were making, you kept doing, you used to make
Example sentences
Ce făceai?
What were you doing?
Ieri, când te-am sunat, ce făceai?
Yesterday, when I called you, what were you doing?
Nu știam ce făceai în camera ta.
I didn't know what you were doing in your room.
Dacă făceai temele mai devreme, acum aveai timp liber.
If you had done your homework earlier, you would have free time now.
Îmi amintesc cât de atent făceai fiecare exercițiu, indiferent cât de dificil era.
I remember how carefully you did every exercise, no matter how difficult it was.
Deși păreai relaxat, în realitate făceai eforturi considerabile pentru a menține aparențele.
Although you seemed relaxed, in reality you were making considerable efforts to keep up appearances.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | fac | făcui | voi face |
| 2sg | faci | făcuși | vei face |
| 3sg | face | făcu | va face |
| 1pl | facem | făcurăm | vom face |
| 2pl | faceți | făcurăți | veți face |
| 3pl | fac | făcură | vor face |
Word family
a faceto do, to make
făcutmade, done (past participle)
facerethe act of making or doing
faptfact, deedprefăcutpretended, fake
Etymology
Făceai is the second person singular imperfect of a face, from Latin facere, meaning to do or make. Romanian kept the Latin imperfect pattern almost intact, so the ending -eai marks past ongoing action for tu. This tense is used for habitual or continuous actions in the past, much like English "was doing" or "used to do".
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