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FRENCH VERB

fabriquer

to make, to manufacture

  • #368 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: fabriqué
  • Present participle: fabriquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I make
  2. tu you make
  3. il, elle, on he/she makes
  4. nous we make
  5. vous you make
  6. ils, elles they make

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I made
  2. tu you made
  3. il, elle, on he/she made
  4. nous we made
  5. vous you made
  6. ils, elles they made

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to make
  2. tu you used to make
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to make
  4. nous we used to make
  5. vous you used to make
  6. ils, elles they used to make

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will make
  2. tu you will make
  3. il, elle, on he/she will make
  4. nous we will make
  5. vous you will make
  6. ils, elles they will make

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would make
  2. tu you would make
  3. il, elle, on he/she would make
  4. nous we would make
  5. vous you would make
  6. ils, elles they would make

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I make
  2. tu (that) you make
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she make
  4. nous (that) we make
  5. vous (that) you make
  6. ils, elles (that) they make

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu make!
  2. nous make! (let’s)
  3. vous make! (plural, or formal)

How to use fabriquer

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

  1. Present

    Mon oncle fabrique des meubles en bois.

    My uncle makes wooden furniture.

  2. Past

    On a fabriqué une cabane pour les enfants.

    We built a hut for the kids.

  3. Imperfect

    Qu'est-ce que tu fabriquais dans le garage ?

    What on earth were you doing in the garage?

  4. Future

    Ils fabriqueront les pièces en France désormais.

    They'll make the parts in France from now on.

  5. Conditional

    Je fabriquerais bien mon pain si j'avais le temps.

    I'd happily make my own bread if I had the time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je veux qu'on fabrique les décorations nous-mêmes.

    I want us to make the decorations ourselves.

  7. Imperative

    Fabrique-moi une étagère pour la cuisine, s'il te plaît.

    Make me a shelf for the kitchen, please.

Good to know

  • Qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ? is a familiar "what on earth are you doing?".

Verbs like this one

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