In modern French, there are verbs without which the everyday speech of the speakers is not complete. The multi-valued faire also belongs to them, the conjugation of which should be remembered one of the first.
The meaning of the verb
Beginners to learn French use mostly only 2-3 faire values: “do” and “do something”.
- Ce soir je suis occupé, je dois faire mes devoirs. - In the evening I'm busy, I have to do my homework.
- Elle fait de la musique toute sa vie. - She has been making music all her life.
In addition to these meanings, faire has such things as “create, create”, “order”, “force”, “act”, “harmonize” (for example, about clothes), as well as many conversational options. Also faire is found in many stable turns and in impersonal expressions describing weather events, everyday activities and playing musical instruments.
Indicative
Consider the basic tenses of the verb faire. Conjugation in the present tense is built on the basis of fai- in all persons and numbers, except for the form ils / elles font. Also, the verb has a special form - vous faites.
In Imparfait, endings are added to the fais- base, with alternating vowels in the endings: -ai- appears in front of unpronounceable letters, and the vowel -i- precedes the pronounced endings -ons, -ez, which is typical for all verbs at this time.
In Futur, the consonant -r- (fer-) appears at the base, all endings are pronounced.
The Passé Composé of this verb is constructed using the auxiliary avoir and the participle fait. The same participle is found in all difficult tenses and in the conditional mood of the past tense.
The conjugation of the verb faire in Passé Simple will be needed when reading fiction, it is not used in oral speech. In this case, you will have to remember the forms, because nothing remains from the initial form, except for the first letter. It should be remembered that in forms 1 and 2 of the plural, a “cap” appears - accent circonflexe (î).
Conditional and subjunctive moods faire
Conjugation of the verb in these moods will be needed when it comes to actions caused by any factors, about possible or desired actions. For instance:
- Si tu savais cette règle, tu ne ferais pas tant de fautes. - If you knew the rule, you would not have made so many mistakes (Conditionnel présent in the main sentence)
- Si Pauline était venue à six heures, tu aurais fait tes devoirs avec elle. - If Pauline came at 6, you would have done the lessons with her (Conditionnel passé in the main sentence)
- Je veux qu'elle fasse des devoirs avec moi. - I want her to do homework with me (Subjonctif présent in the subordinate clause).
Consider how each of these times is formed.
Presentnel Conditionnel forms are used to indicate actions related to the present or future tense. In verbs of group 3, the stem coincides with the stem in Futur simple (fer-), and the endings are the same as in Imparfait (tu ferais). In the past tense, the auxiliary verb avoir in the form of Conditionnel present and the conjugate verb in the form of Participle passé (tu aurais fait) are needed.
The use of the subjunctive mood in speech allows you to express your attitude, give an assessment of what is happening, report on the desired or likely actions. Subjonctif is usually found in subordinate clauses and depends on the verb in the main clause. Of the 4 forms, Present du subjonctif is considered the most commonly used, the rest are much less common in oral speech. The conjugation of the French verb faire in this mood is not according to the rules, it should be remembered: fass- acts as the basis. The verb in the subjunctive mood is almost always preceded by que (qu'elle fasse).
Imperative mood
As in Russian, this mood is used to express requests, wishes, prohibitions or commands. He has 3 forms that match the corresponding forms of Présent de l'Indicatif (for faire conjugation will be as follows: fais, faisons, faites), while the sentences do not use personal pronouns. For instance:
- Fais la vasselle, s'il te plait. - Wash the dishes, please.
- Faisons du tennis. - Let's play tennis.
- Faites de la bicyclette, les enfants. - Ride a bike, kids.
For negative requests or prohibitions, it is enough to put the negative particles ne ... pas (or ne ... jamais, ne ... plus, ne ... rien, etc.) before and after the verb, respectively.
- Ne me fais pas peur. - Do not scare me.
Taking a little time to learn this verb, you can significantly enrich your speech with new useful phrases.