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FRENCH VERB

faire du bien

to make someone feel better

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: fait du bien
  • Present participle: faisant du bien

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use faire du bien

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

  1. Present

    Un peu de soleil fait du bien après cet hiver.

    A bit of sun does you good after this winter.

  2. Past

    Ces vacances m'ont fait du bien, vraiment.

    This holiday did me good, really.

  3. Imperfect

    Marcher le soir me faisait du bien au dos.

    Walking in the evening did my back good.

  4. Future

    Une bonne nuit de sommeil te fera du bien.

    A good night's sleep will do you good.

  5. Conditional

    Un week-end à la mer nous ferait du bien.

    A weekend at the seaside would do us good.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je doute que ce troisième café te fasse du bien.

    I doubt that third coffee is doing you any good.

  7. Imperative

    Fais-toi du bien, prends une journée pour toi.

    Treat yourself, take a day for yourself.

Good to know

  • Ça fait du bien is it feels good; ça me fait du bien is it does me good.
  • Faire du mal à quelqu'un is the opposite : to hurt someone.

Where you hear faire du bien

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Parler avec toi me fait du bien. Talking with you makes me feel better.
  • Parler avec toi m'a fait du bien. Talking with you made me feel better.
  • Parler avec toi me fera du bien. Talking with you will make me feel better.
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Tell Someone About a Trip

Beginner Level 2 · Ça m'a fait du bien !

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Talk with a Friend

Beginner Level 2 · Ça fait du bien de parler.

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