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FRENCH VERB

se faire

to get done, to be made

  • #287 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: fait
  • Present participle: se faisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se faire

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

  1. Present

    Ça ne se fait pas d'arriver les mains vides.

    It's not done to turn up empty-handed.

  2. Past

    Il s'est fait voler son vélo devant la gare.

    He got his bike stolen in front of the station.

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, tout se faisait à la main.

    Back then, everything was done by hand.

  4. Future

    Ne t'inquiète pas, ça se fera petit à petit.

    Don't worry, it'll happen little by little.

  5. Conditional

    Je me ferais bien un petit resto ce soir.

    I'd quite like to go out for a meal tonight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je me fasse couper les cheveux.

    I need to get my hair cut.

  7. Imperative

    Fais-toi plaisir, prends le dessert !

    Treat yourself, have the dessert!

Good to know

  • Se faire plus a verb is to get something done to you : je me suis fait couper les cheveux.
  • Ne t'en fais pas is don't worry; ça se fait is that's the done thing.

Verbs like this one

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