The Portuguese verb fazer 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 fazer is eu faço, tu fazes, ele/ela faz, nós fazemos, vós fazeis, eles/elas fazem. It is irregular: 2 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| eu | faço (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | fazes | |
| ele/ | faz (irregular) | |
| nós | fazemos | |
| vós | fazeis | |
| eles/ | fazem |
| eu | fiz (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | fizeste (irregular) |
| ele/ | fez (irregular) |
| nós | fizemos (irregular) |
| vós | fizestes (irregular) |
| eles/ | fizeram (irregular) |
| eu | fazia |
|---|---|
| tu | fazias |
| ele/ | fazia |
| nós | fazíamos |
| vós | fazíeis |
| eles/ | faziam |
| eu | farei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | farás (irregular) |
| ele/ | fará (irregular) |
| nós | faremos (irregular) |
| vós | fareis (irregular) |
| eles/ | farão (irregular) |
| eu | faria (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | farias (irregular) |
| ele/ | faria (irregular) |
| nós | faríamos (irregular) |
| vós | faríeis (irregular) |
| eles/ | fariam (irregular) |
| que eu | faça (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | faças (irregular) |
| que ele/ | faça (irregular) |
| que nós | façamos (irregular) |
| que vós | façais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | façam (irregular) |
| tu | faz (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | faça (irregular) |
| nós | façamos (irregular) |
| vós | fazei |
| vocês | façam (irregular) |
Fazer is irregular. The table shows irregular forms such as faço, fiz, farei and faria, and its past participle is feito. The present subjunctive and some commands use ç, as in faça and façam.
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No. Fazer is irregular, with forms such as faço, fiz, farei, faria and feito.
The future forms are farei, farás, fará, faremos, fareis and farão.
The past participle is feito and the gerund is fazendo.