Le verbe faire au présent

Faire means to do but can sometimes be translated as to go or to make in idiomatic expressions.

It is is an irregular verb that you have to know by heart.

Faire in the present tense:

Je fais : I do
Tu fais : You do (informal, when talking to a friend)
Il fait : He does
Elle fait : She does
On fait: We do (informal), One does
Nous faisons : We do ( formal)
Vous faites : You do (informal, or when talking to more than one friend)
Ils font : They do (male or mixed group)
Elles font : They do ( female group only)

Faire is used in a number of idiomatic expressions.

Here are some of these :

1.faire attentionto be careful, to pay attention
2.faire de la danseto do dance
3.faire de la randonnéeto go hiking
4.faire des vidéosto make videos
5.faire du campingto do camping
6.faire du sportto do sports
7.faire la fêteto have a party, to party/celebrate
8.faire la guerreto make war
9.faire le beauto show off
10.faire les devoirsto do homework
11.faire l'idiotto act like an idiot
12.faire une erreurto make a mistake
13.faire une promenadeto go for a walk (or ride)
14.faire un gâteauto make a cake
15.faire un voyageto make a trip (take a trip)

To practice the verb faire, follow this link to Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/gb/517845139/le-verbe-faire-flash-cards/

To practice idiomatic expressions, follow this link to Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/gb/517845383/les-expressions-avec-faire-flash-cards/

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