PrepMyFrench
PrepMyFrench
Conjugation directory
Faire is a high-value verb because it is flexible: it works as a general action verb, inside weather expressions, and inside dozens of fixed phrases.
Use it for actions, routines, weather, and common exam phrases like faire attention or faire des efforts.
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
The weather is nice today.
Do not translate faire mechanically. In French, it often lives inside idioms rather than direct one-word equivalents.
Use the table above and the related links below to pin the pattern down before you move on to other verbs.
Start with the present tense, then the passé composé. Those two forms carry most everyday conversation and make the rest of the table easier to recognise.
Faire typically uses avoir in compound tenses. Check the table above and keep the past participle in view when you move into compound forms.
Use the related links below and then open the interactive conjugator to compare this verb with others you use often.