How to Say ‘You did / You made’ in French
Vous avez fait
voo ah-VAY feh
[voo ah-VAY feh]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the passé composé, a common past tense: avoir + past participle. Very useful pattern.
🇫🇷 In France: Using vous keeps the tone polite or plural—perfect for formal conversation.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal singular or plural subject pronoun meaning you.
Vous avez fait un excellent choix.
You made an excellent choice.
avez
[ah-VAY]
have
Form of avoir meaning have; used here to build the past tense.
Vous avez fait tout cela aujourd'hui ?
You did all that today?
fait
[feh]
done; made
Past participle of faire, meaning done or made.
Vous avez fait du bon travail.
You did good work.
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