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Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.

Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.
The wolf made a lot of noise in the woods.
From Lesson 107:Irregular verbs in the imperfect (facevo, bevevo, dicevo)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.

Why does the verb fare become faceva in the imperfetto?
Fare is irregular in this tense. Instead of dropping -are from the modern word, it builds on its ancient Latin root facere. It takes the stem fac- and adds the regular endings, which is why 'he/she/it made' becomes faceva.
Could I use the passato prossimo (ha fatto) instead of faceva here?
You could, but it changes the meaning! Using the imperfetto (faceva) paints a background picture, meaning the wolf was making noise over an undefined period. If you used ha fatto, it would sound like a single, sudden, completed event.
Why does molto end in -o here?
When molto (a lot of / much) is used to describe a noun, it acts as an adjective and must match that noun's gender and number. Because rumore (noise) is a masculine singular noun, molto stays in its basic masculine singular form.
How do we get the word nel before bosco?
Nel is a combined word. When the preposition in (in) meets the definite article il (the), they merge into one word. In + il = nel. We use il because bosco (woods) is a masculine singular noun starting with a regular consonant.

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