/fɛʁ/

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Translation

to do, to make

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Word origin

From Latin facere ('to do, to make').

Origin
Latin
Root
facere
English cognates
fact, factory, manufacture

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

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.

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I do sport three times a week.

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What did you do this weekend?

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She cooks for the whole family.

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We are going to take a long train journey this summer.

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 2: First words for sentences.