« Qu’est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre ? » After family and work, hobbies are the third pillar of small talk. The vocabulary is easy — the trick is picking the right verb.
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Some pleasures need no preposition at all — just the verb:
Stack your enthusiasm — all take the infinitive or a noun:
Faire du sport = to do sport in general. Individual named team games take jouer à: jouer au foot, au tennis. Solo activities take faire de: faire de la natation. Full split: faire vs jouer.
A famous French paradox: bien softens aimer. « Je t’aime bien » = I like you (as a friend). With hobbies same nuance: j’aime bien = it’s OK.
« J’en fais depuis trois ans » — depuis + present tense: depuis, pendant, il y a.

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