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French Conjugation

The Irregular Verb Faire (Present Tense)

The versatile irregular verb meaning “to do” or “to make”, used in many everyday expressions.

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Lesson Summary

The versatile irregular verb meaning “to do” or “to make”, used in many everyday expressions.

Conjugation

Faire – The Do‑Everything Verb

Faire means ‘to do’ or ‘to make’ and appears in a large number of fixed expressions. A form of faire has already been encountered in Il fait beau (the weather is nice). The present‑tense conjugation is irregular and must be learned by heart.

Conjugation of Faire

Subject	Form	Example
je	fais	Je fais mes devoirs.
tu	fais	Tu fais du sport ?
il / elle / on	fait	Il fait beau.
nous	faisons	Nous faisons la cuisine.
vous	faites	Vous faites attention.
ils / elles	font	Ils font une promenade.

Common Expressions with Faire

The following phrases combine faire with a partitive article (du, de la, de l’, des) or a direct object. They should be memorised as fixed constructions.

- faire du sport (to do sports)
- faire de la natation (to swim)
- faire du vélo (to cycle)
- faire la cuisine (to cook)
- faire le ménage (to do housework)
- faire les courses (to do the shopping)
- faire une promenade (to take a walk)
- faire attention (to be careful / to pay attention)

Faire and Weather

Weather descriptions use the impersonal construction il fait. Common examples: Il fait beau (It’s nice), Il fait chaud (It’s hot), Il fait froid (It’s cold), Il fait soleil (It’s sunny). This structure is invariable.

Examples

Le samedi, je fais du vélo.
On Saturdays, I cycle. (faire du vélo)
Nous faisons la cuisine ensemble.
We cook together.
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ?
What are you doing? (very frequent question)

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