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FRENCH VERB

faire part

to announce, to let someone know

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

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use faire part

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

  1. Present

    Je vous fais part d'une bonne nouvelle : je suis enceinte.

    I have some good news to share with you: I'm pregnant.

  2. Past

    Ils nous ont fait part de la date hier soir.

    They let us know the date last night.

  3. Imperfect

    Autrefois, on faisait part d'un décès par courrier.

    In the old days, a death was announced by post.

  4. Future

    On fera part du mariage à toute la famille dimanche.

    We'll tell the whole family about the wedding on Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Je vous ferais part de mes doutes, mais pas ici.

    I'd share my doubts with you, but not here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux que tu fasses part de ta décision au maire.

    You'd better let the mayor know your decision.

  7. Imperative

    Faites-nous part de vos remarques par écrit.

    Let us know your comments in writing.

Good to know

  • Faire part de quelque chose à quelqu'un; un faire-part is the card that announces a wedding, a birth or a death.

Where you hear faire part

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

French · Advanced Level 3

  • Nous vous faisons part de notre mariage. We announce our wedding to you.
  • Ils nous ont fait part de la date hier. They told us the date yesterday.
  • On fera part de la nouvelle à Mamie en premier. We'll tell Mamie the news first.
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Writing the Invitations

Advanced Level 3 · Emma et Hugo ont la joie de vous faire part de leur mariage. · Nous avons la joie de vous faire part.

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