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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

fazer

to do, to make

  • #5 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: fazendo
  • Past participle: feito

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you do
  3. nós we do
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all do

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I did
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you did
  3. nós we did
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all did

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to do
  3. nós we are going to do
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to do

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to do
  3. nós we used to do
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to do

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would do
  3. nós we would do
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would do

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you do
  3. nós (that) we do
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all do

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I did
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you did
  3. nós (if) we did
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all did

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I do
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you do
  3. nós (when) we do
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all do

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você do!
  2. vocês do! (all of you)

How to use fazer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu faço exercício três vezes por semana.

    I exercise three times a week.

  2. Past

    Ontem ela fez um bolo de chocolate.

    Yesterday she made a chocolate cake.

  3. Future

    O que você vai fazer no feriado?

    What are you going to do on the holiday?

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai fazia churrasco todo domingo.

    My father used to barbecue every Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu faria tudo de novo sem pensar duas vezes.

    I'd do it all again without thinking twice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você faça o dever antes de sair.

    I want you to do your homework before going out.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se fizesse sol, a gente iria à praia.

    If it were sunny, we'd go to the beach.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se fizer frio, leva um casaco.

    If it's cold, take a coat.

  9. Imperative

    Faça uma pausa, você está cansado.

    Take a break, you're tired.

Good to know

  • Fazer tells the weather and the time gone by: faz calor, faz dois anos que moro aqui.
  • "Fazer compras" is to shop, "fazer uma pergunta" is to ask a question.

Where you hear fazer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu faço café todo dia. I make coffee every day.
  • Eu fiz um bolo. I made a cake.
  • O que você vai fazer amanhã? What are you going to do tomorrow?

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu faço o jantar todo dia. I make dinner every day.
  • Eu fiz um bolo ontem. I made a cake yesterday.
  • Eu vou fazer uma reserva. I'm going to make a booking.
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Do You Like Music?

Beginner Level 1 · eu faço

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What Are You Doing on Saturday?

Beginner Level 1 · fazer

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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · fazendo · você está fazendo

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Back to Stay

Beginner Level 2 · faz

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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · eu fiz · você fez

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles fizeram

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When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · eu fazia

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I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started

Beginner Level 3 · você estava fazendo

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I Hope You Accept

Intermediate Level 1 · que você faça

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I Need You All To

Intermediate Level 1 · façam

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · feito

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Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · faria

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And 6 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.