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the verb FAIRE
the present tense of FAIRE and expressions with FAIRE
| English | French |
|---|---|
| I do. | Je fais. |
| I am doing. | Je fais. |
| I DO make. | Je fais. |
| You [familiar singular] do. | Tu fais. |
| You [familiar singular] are making. | Tu fais. |
| You [familiar singular] DO do! | Tu fais. |
| One makes. | On fait. |
| She is doing. | Elle fait. |
| He DOES make! | Il fait. |
| We do. | Nous faisons. |
| We are doing. | Nous faisons. |
| We DO make! | Nous faisons. |
| You [polite] make. | Vous faites. |
| You [plural] are doing. | Vous faites. |
| You [polite] DO do! | Vous faites. |
| They [3 girls] do. | Elles font. [Elles because all are female.] |
| They [1 man and 3 women] are making. | Ils font. [Ils because it is a mixed male-female group.] |
| They [2 men] DO make! | Ils font. [Ils because all are male.] |
| I am doing homework. | Je fais des devoirs. |
| You [singular familiar] take a trip. | Tu fais un voyage. |
| He is doing exercises. | Il fait des exercises. |
| We DO pay attention! | Nous faisons attention! |
| You [polite] take walks on Saturdays. | Vous faites des promenades le samedi. |
| They are playing soccer. | Elles font du football. |
| I do exercises. | Je fais des exercises. |
| You [singular familiar] are paying attention. | Tu fais attention. |
| He DOES take trips often [souvent]! | Il fait des voyages souvent. |
| This week, we are doing homework from Monday to Thursday. | Cette semaine, nous faisons des devoirs de lundi à jeudi. |
| You [polite] practice football. | Vous faites du football américain. |
| They are taking a walk at five o’clock. | Ils font un promenade à cinq heures. |
| to take a walk | faire une promenade |
| to do homework | faire des devoirs |
| to take a trip; to make a trip | faire un voyage |
| to do exercises | faire des exercises |
| to pay attention | faire attention |
| to practice a sport; to play a sport | faire du sport |
| to make | faire |
| to do | faire |