Conjugate faire - je/tu/vous forms - in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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The French verb faire means to do or to make. 

Learn how to conjugate I do/make - I'm doing/making and you do/make - you're doing/making in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

Je fais un gâteau.I'm making a cake.

Je fais mes devoirs.I'm doing my homework.

Tu fais du sport ?Do you exercise?

Note that the vous form (faites) is different to the je and tu forms (fais).

Remember that in French, to say you, you will use either: 

- tu to address one person you know well, i.e. informal and singular

- vous to address one person in a professional context, or that you don't know well, i.e. formal and singular
See Using Tu and Vous to express three types of you in French (French Subject Pronouns)

Tu fais quoi ?What are you doing?
 

Vous faites quoi ?What are you doing?

 

Here's a link to the full conjugation of faire in Le Présent (Indicatif):
Conjugate faire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Examples and resources

Tu fais du sport ?Do you exercise?
Tu fais quoi ?What are you doing?
Vous faites quoi ?What are you doing?
Je fais mes devoirs.I'm doing my homework.
Je fais un gâteau.I'm making a cake.
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