Breakdown of On fait une promenade ce soir.
une
a / an (feminine)
on
one / we (informal)
faire
to do, to make
ce soir
tonight
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'?
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.