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faire
to make, do
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I make |
| tu | you make |
| il/elle/on | he/she makes |
| nous | we make |
| vous | you (plural/formal) make |
| ils/elles | they make |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I made; I have made |
| tu | you made; you have made |
| il/elle/on | he/she made; he/she has made |
| nous | we made; we have made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) made; you (plural/formal) have made |
| ils/elles | they made; they have made |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to make |
| tu | you used to make |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to make |
| nous | we used to make |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to make |
| ils/elles | they used to make |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had made |
| tu | you had made |
| il/elle/on | he/she had made |
| nous | we had made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had made |
| ils/elles | they had made |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will make |
| tu | you will make |
| il/elle/on | he/she will make |
| nous | we will make |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will make |
| ils/elles | they will make |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have made |
| tu | you will have made |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have made |
| nous | we will have made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have made |
| ils/elles | they will have made |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to make |
| tu | you are going to make |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to make |
| nous | we are going to make |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to make |
| ils/elles | they are going to make |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just made |
| tu | you have just made |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just made |
| nous | we have just made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just made |
| ils/elles | they have just made |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I made |
| tu | you made |
| il/elle/on | he/she made |
| nous | we made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) made |
| ils/elles | they made |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had made |
| tu | you had made |
| il/elle/on | he/she had made |
| nous | we had made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had made |
| ils/elles | they had made |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would make |
| tu | you would make |
| il/elle/on | he/she would make |
| nous | we would make |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would make |
| ils/elles | they would make |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have made |
| tu | you would have made |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have made |
| nous | we would have made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have made |
| ils/elles | they would have made |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have made |
| tu | you would have made |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have made |
| nous | we would have made |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have made |
| ils/elles | they would have made |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I make |
| tu | (that) you make |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she makes |
| nous | (that) we make |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) make |
| ils/elles | (that) they make |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have made |
| tu | (that) you have made |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has made |
| nous | (that) we have made |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have made |
| ils/elles | (that) they have made |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I made |
| tu | (that) you made |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she made |
| nous | (that) we made |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) made |
| ils/elles | (that) they made |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had made |
| tu | (that) you had made |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had made |
| nous | (that) we had made |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had made |
| ils/elles | (that) they had made |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | make! |
| nous | let's make! |
| vous | make! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have made by then! |
| nous | let's have made by then! |
| vous | have made by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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