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How to Say ‘Did you do the homework?’ in French

Tu as fait les devoirs ?

tyoo ah feh leh duh-VWAHR

[tyoo ah feh leh duh-VWAHR]

💬 Usage Tip: A question can be a plain statement with your voice rising at the end, with no word swap needed. Tu as fait les devoirs. is a statement, and saying it with a rise makes it the question.

Phrase Breakdown

Tu as fait

tyoo ah feh

Did you do

Passé composé of 'faire'. Say 'tü ah feh'. The 't' in 'fait' is silent. In casual speech you may hear 't'as fait'.

Example

Tu as fait l'exercice ?

Did you do the exercise?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

[ah]

Did

Used to form a question in the past tense.

Example

As-tu vu le film?

Did you see the movie?

fait

[feh]

done

Performed or completed an action.

Example

Qu'est-ce que tu as fait aujourd'hui ?

What have you done today?

les devoirs ?

leh duh-VWAHR

the homework?

Say 'lay duh-vwahr'. The final -s is silent. 'Devoirs' is plural in French.

Example

Les devoirs sont difficiles.

The homework is difficult.

Words in this phrase

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

devoirs

[duh-VWAHR]

homework

Plural noun for school assignments done at home.

Example

Je fais mes devoirs le soir.

I do my homework in the evening.

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