Conjugate faire in the conditional present in French (Le Conditionnel Présent)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-24
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The verb faire in Le Conditionnel Présent uses the same irregular stem as in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif): fer-
 

Learn how to conjugate FAIRE (to do) in Le Conditionnel Présent in French:

Je ferais des cookies si j'avais le temps.I would make cookies if I had time.

Tu ferais du café pour moi ?Would you make some coffee for me?

Il ferait la fête toute la nuit.He would party all night.

Nous ferions même la queue pour ça !We would even queue for it!

Vous feriez une bonne maman.You would make a good mum.

Ils feraient les courses s'ils le pouvaient.They would go shopping if they could.

Here's how to form the Le Conditionnel Présent  of faire:
 
fer- + endings of L'Imparfait (Indicatif): -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient 
The je form has the same pronunciation as in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif). Look for the context : I will do vs I would do!

 

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Nous ferions même la queue pour ça !We would even queue for it!
Vous feriez une bonne maman.You would make a good mum.
Ils feraient les courses s'ils le pouvaient.They would go shopping if they could.
Il ferait la fête toute la nuit.He would party all night.
Je ferais des cookies si j'avais le temps.I would make cookies if I had time.
Tu ferais du café pour moi ?Would you make some coffee for me?
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