To Make or To Do: Fazer by Fernanda L. Ferreira, Ph.D.
One of the most useful verbs in Portuguese is the verb fazer, which is used in many idiomatic expressions. Below is the conjugation for this irregular (but very frequent) verb:
TRACK 68
The Verb Fazer (to make, to do)
Subject |
Present |
English |
Preterite |
English |
eu |
faço |
I do |
fiz |
I did |
você |
faz |
you do |
fez |
you did |
ele/ela |
faz |
he/she does |
fez |
he/she did |
nós |
fazemos |
we do |
fizemos |
we did |
vocês |
fazem |
you do |
fizeram |
you did |
eles/elas |
fazem |
they do |
fizeram |
they did |
Here are some sample dialogues used with this verb:
Ele fez o dever de casa? (Did he do the homework?)
Sim, fez. E você? (Yes, he did. And you?)
Eu ainda não fiz. (I didn't do it yet.)
Vamos fazer juntos? (You want to do it together?)
Sim, mas faz tanto sol lá fora! (Yes, but it's so sunny outside!)
