I do/make in French 🇫🇷

Faire

Présent
je fais
tu fais
il fait/elle fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils font/elles font

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**Tips to remember the French word “je fais”:**

– Recognize the root “fais” comes from “faire,” which means “to do/make.” You can think of “fais” sounding like “face,” something that every person has to “do” or “make” up in the morning.
– The “je” means “I,” which is like the English “I do” or “I make.”

**Explanations:**

“Je fais” is the first-person singular present tense of “faire,” which means “to do” or “to make.” It is a very common verb in French and can be used in various contexts, much like its English counterparts.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**

– réaliser (to accomplish, to realize)
– créer (to create)
– exécuter (to carry out, execute)

**Different conjugations of “faire” (past, present, future, etc.):**

– Present (je fais): I do/make
– Imperfect (je faisais): I was doing/making
– Future (je ferai): I will do/make
– Simple past (je fis): I did/made
– Conditional (je ferais): I would do/make
– Subjunctive (que je fasse): that I do/make
– Imperative (fais): do/make (informal command)

**Examples of sentences that use “je fais”:**

– **Present:** Je fais mes devoirs. (I am doing my homework.)
– **Imperfect:** Je faisais la vaisselle quand le téléphone a sonné. (I was doing the dishes when the phone rang.)
– **Future:** Demain, je ferai un gâteau. (Tomorrow, I will make a cake.)
– **Simple past:** Hier, je fis une découverte incroyable. (Yesterday, I made an incredible discovery.)
– **Conditional:** Je ferais le voyage si j’avais de l’argent. (I would make the trip if I had money.)
– **Subjunctive:** Il est important que je fasse de l’exercice. (It is important that I do exercise.)
– **Imperative:** Fais attention! (Pay attention!)

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