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Conjugation of fare in Italian

fareto do / to makeirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

io~~ho fa / ho fare~~ho fattoThe auxiliary 'avere' must be followed by the past participle 'fatto' (not the infinitive or base form): 'ho fatto'.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

noi~~farevamo~~facevamoThe imperfect stem is 'face-'; do not drop the 'c'. Correct: 'facevamo'.

Actions that will happen.

io~~faro~~faròThe future first person requires the accent: 'farò'. Writing 'faro' without the accent can be ambiguous/incorrect.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

lui/lei/LeifafacciaSubjunctive requires 'faccia' (not the indicative 'fa') in subordinate contexts or polite forms.

Commands and requests.

tufafaiThe correct informal imperative is 'fai' (or colloquially 'fa\''), not the 3rd-person present 'fa'.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Is fare a regular verb?

No — fare is an irregular Italian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does fare mean?

fare is a Italian verb meaning "to do / to make".