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FRENCH VERB

faire confiance

to trust

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: fait confiance
  • Present participle: faisant confiance

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use faire confiance

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

  1. Present

    Je fais confiance à Camille, elle connaît la région.

    I trust Camille, she knows the area.

  2. Past

    On lui a fait confiance et il a tout livré à l'heure.

    We trusted him and he delivered everything on time.

  3. Imperfect

    Petit, je faisais confiance à tout le monde.

    As a kid, I trusted everyone.

  4. Future

    Elle te fera confiance quand elle te connaîtra mieux.

    She'll trust you once she knows you better.

  5. Conditional

    Je ferais confiance à ce garagiste les yeux fermés.

    I'd trust that mechanic with my eyes closed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'aimerais que tu me fasses un peu confiance.

    I'd like you to trust me a little.

  7. Imperative

    Faites-moi confiance, la route est plus courte par là.

    Trust me, the road is shorter that way.

Good to know

  • Faire confiance à quelqu'un : je lui fais confiance, I trust him; avoir confiance en quelqu'un says the same thing.

Where you hear faire confiance

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

French · Intermediate Level 2

  • Je vous fais confiance. I trust you.
  • Je vous ai fait confiance. I trusted you.
  • Je vais vous faire confiance. I am going to trust you.

French · Advanced Level 3

  • Je vous fais confiance. I trust you.
  • Je vous ai fait confiance. I trusted you.
  • Je vais vous faire confiance. I am going to trust you.

Verbs like this one

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