The French verb faire means "to do, make". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of faire is je fais, tu fais, il/elle fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils/elles font. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is faisant and its past participle is fait.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | fais | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | fais | |
| il/ | fait (irregular) | |
| nous | faisons (irregular) | |
| vous | faites (irregular) | |
| ils/ | font (irregular) |
| j' | ai fait (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as fait (irregular) |
| il/ | a fait (irregular) |
| nous | avons fait (irregular) |
| vous | avez fait (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont fait (irregular) |
| je | faisais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | faisais (irregular) |
| il/ | faisait (irregular) |
| nous | faisions (irregular) |
| vous | faisiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | faisaient (irregular) |
| je | ferai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | feras (irregular) |
| il/ | fera (irregular) |
| nous | ferons (irregular) |
| vous | ferez (irregular) |
| ils/ | feront (irregular) |
| je | ferais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | ferais (irregular) |
| il/ | ferait (irregular) |
| nous | ferions (irregular) |
| vous | feriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | feraient (irregular) |
| que je | fasse (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | fasses (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | fasse (irregular) |
| que nous | fassions (irregular) |
| que vous | fassiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | fassent (irregular) |
| tu | fais |
|---|---|
| nous | faisons (irregular) |
| vous | faites (irregular) |
Faire is irregular. Its stems change across the table, with fais, font, ferai, fasse, and the participles faisant and fait.
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Faire is irregular.
The forms are fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, and font.
The present participle is faisant, the past participle is fait, and the auxiliary is avoir.