5A The Verb Faire Flashcards

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FAIRE

je

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Fais

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FAIRE means

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To do, to make

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FAIRE

tu

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Fais

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FAIRE

il/Elle/on

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Fait

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FAIRE

nous

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Faisons

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FAIRE

vous

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Faites

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FAIRE

ils/elles

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Font

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Faire de l’aérobic

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To do aerobics

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Faire attention (à)

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To pay attention (to)

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Faire du camping

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To go camping

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Faire du cheval

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To go horseback riding

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Faire la connaissance de…

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To meet (someone) for the first time

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Faire la cuisine

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To cook

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Faire de la gym

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To work out

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Faire du jogging

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To go jogging

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Faire de la planche à voile

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To go wind-surfing

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Faire une promenade

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To go for a walk

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Faire une randonnée

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To go for a hike

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Faire du ski

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To go skiing

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Faire du sport

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To play sports

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Faire un tour (en voiture)

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To go for a walk (drive)

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Faire du vélo

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To go bike riding

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Example of expressions with FAIRE:

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Tu FAIS souvent DU SPORT?
(Do you play sports often?)

FAITES-vous UNE PROMENADE?
(Are you going for a walk?)

Yves FAIT LA CUISINE
(Yves is cooking)

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For FAIRE expressions requiring a partitive or indefinite article (UN, UNE, DU, DE LA), the article is replaced with ____ when expression is negated.

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DE

Example:

Fais-tu DU ski?
(Do you ski?)

Elles font DE LA gym trois fois par semaine.
(They work out three times a week)

Non, je ne fais pas DE ski
(No, I don’t ski)

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Use FAIRE LA CONNAISSANCE DE before someone’s name or another noun that identifies someone you don’t know.

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Example:

Je vais enfin FAIRE LA CONNAISSANCE DE MARTIN.
I’m finally going to meet Martin

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Infinitive of faUt is _______

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FALLOIR

It only has one conjugated form in every tense: 3rd person singular.

“pleuvoir” and “neiger” are the same way

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The expression IL FAUT… Means _______________________

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IT IS NECESSARY TO…
or
ONE MUST…

Example:

IL FAUT FAIRE attention en cours de maths
(It is necessary to pay attention in math class)

IL FAUT GAGNER le match
(We must win the game)