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What are the conjugations of faire?

What are the conjugations of faire?

French Verb Conjugations

Present Imperfect
tu fais faisais
il fait faisait
nous faisons faisions
vous faites faisiez

What is the Imparfait of faire?

Faire Conjugation in the Imperfect Tense This form usually translates to ‘used to’ or ‘was/were. Thankfully, in the imparfait, the conjugation of faire is very regular compared to its present tense. In the imparfait, faire conjugates like most imperfect verbs using fais– as a base.

What is Faire in the passe compose?

In Le Passé Composé (conversational past), the verb faire (to do/to make) has an irregular past participle: fait, and uses the auxiliary avoir.

How do you form passe compose?

Verbs in the passé composé are formed by putting together a helping verb (être or avoir) conjugated in the present tense + a past participle. Once you know what helping verb to use, all you need to do is add the past participle of the verb you want to conjugate.

Where can I use Subjonctif?

Quick Recap

  1. The subjunctive is used to express varied states of unreality or uncertainty like some kind of judgment, wish, possibility, opinion, doubt, emotion, or something that has not occurred yet.
  2. The subjunctive appears after certain words and conjunctions that have two parts and two different subjects.

How do you conjugate verbs?

To conjugate a verb, you add unique suffixes to its base verb form. The right suffix depends on the person in a sentence you refer to, who is also known as the subject of the sentence.

How do you identify passe compose and imparfait?

In a nutshell, the imparfait is used for incomplete actions while the passé composé is reserved for completed ones, but of course it’s more complicated than that.

What French verbs use etre in the passe compose?

The following is a list of verbs that use être (for intransitive usage) as their auxiliary verbs in passé composé:

  • Devenir – to become – (être) devenu(e)(s)
  • Revenir – to come back – (être) revenu(e)(s)
  • Monter – to go up – (être) monté(e)(s)
  • Rester – to stay – (être) resté(e)(s)
  • Sortir – to exit – (être) sorti(e)(s)

Why do we use Subjonctif?

Quick Recap. The subjunctive is used to express varied states of unreality or uncertainty like some kind of judgment, wish, possibility, opinion, doubt, emotion, or something that has not occurred yet. The subjunctive appears after certain words and conjunctions that have two parts and two different subjects.

What is Subjonctif French?

The French subjunctive is a special verb form, called a mood, that is used in dependent clauses to indicate some sort of subjectivity, uncertainty, or unreality in the mind of the speaker.

What are the 3 steps to conjugate a verb?

1 Answer

  • separate the ar/er/ir ending from the verb infinitive leaving the verb stem.
  • make any necessary stem changes if the verb is stem changing or irregular.
  • add the appropriate verb ending to the stem according to the person of the subject of the verb. ( assuming present tense, indicative mood)

When do you use the word gerondif in French?

The gérondif (en + verb root + -ant) is restricted to written language. We use it in the following cases: En jouant, Max a marqué un but. While playing, Max scored a goal. En s’entraînant bien, son équipe gagnera aussi le prochain match.

How to complete a sentence with participe and gerondif?

Complete the table with the participe présent and the gérondif of the following verbs. Complete the sentences with the participe présent of the verbs in brackets. C’est une chambre (donner) sur la rue. J’ai lu un livre (passionner) . Ne (voir) pas le panneau, elle se gare au mauvais endroit.

When does the present participle end in an ant, it becomes a gerondif?

In a nutshell, the present participle ends in ‘ant’ but doesn’t have an ‘en’ in front of it. If it does it becomes a gérondif. If you take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson you will find more explanation to your answer –

When do you use the gerund in French?

le gérondif The French gerund is made by combing en with the present participle. The present participle is made by replacing the -ons in the nous present form with -ant. The gerund can be used to express simultaneous actions (while verb-ing) as well as cause and effect actions (by verb-ing).

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