Wordil fallaitMeaningit was necessary, one had toPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseFrenchLessonPast impersonal verbs (il y avait, il fallait)Usages of il fallaitSans électricité, il fallait se coucher tôt.Without electricity, one had to go to bed early.Il fallait travailler dur tous les jours.One had to work hard every day.