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On fait une promenade ce soir.

On fait une promenade ce soir.
We are taking a walk tonight.
From Lesson 66:Informal 'we' (on)·French

Questions & Answers about On fait une promenade ce soir.

Why does the sentence use on instead of nous for 'we'?
In everyday spoken French, on is almost always used instead of nous to say 'we'. Even though it translates to 'we' here, it takes the same verb form as il or elle (he or she). That is why we use fait instead of faisons.
The translation says 'taking a walk', but doesn't fait mean 'makes' or 'does'?
Yes! The verb faire literally means 'to do' or 'to make'. But French uses it in a lot of set phrases where English uses other verbs. To say 'take a walk' in French, you actually say 'do a walk' (faire une promenade).
Why is the present tense used if they are walking 'tonight'?
Just like in English ('We are taking a walk tonight'), French can use the present tense to talk about definite plans in the near future. This works perfectly when you include a future time word like ce soir.
Does ce soir mean 'tonight' or 'this evening'?
It means both! The word soir means 'evening' and ce means 'this'. French does not have a separate single word for 'tonight', so ce soir is the standard way to say it.

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