faire

/fɛʁ/

verb #16 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to do, to make

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jefaisfaisaisfisferaiferais
tufaisfaisaisfisferasferais
il/ellefaitfaisaitfitferaferait
nousfaisonsfaisionsfîmesferonsferions
vousfaitesfaisiezfîtesferezferiez
ils/ellesfontfaisaientfirentferontferaient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jefassefisse
tufassesfisses
il/ellefassefît
nousfassionsfissions
vousfassiezfissiez
ils/ellesfassentfissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tufais
nousfaisons
vousfaites

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
faisant
Past participle
fait, faite, faits, faites

Examples

.

It is very cold outside this morning.

sport .

I do sport three times a week.

'- week-end?

What did you do this weekend?

toute .

She cooks for the whole family.

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