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### The irregular verb "fare"

The verb **fare** generally means "to do" or "to make." It is highly irregular in the present tense, so you will need to memorize its forms.

| Subject pronoun | fare |
| --- | --- |
| **io** | faccio |
| **tu** | fai |
| **lui / lei** | fa |
| **noi** | facciamo |
| **voi** | fate |
| **loro** | fanno |

In Italian, **fare** is incredibly versatile. It is used in dozens of everyday expressions where English might use verbs like "to take," "to have," or "to pay."

### Daily routines

For many morning and household routines, Italian uses **fare** combined with a noun:
- **fare colazione** (to have breakfast)
- **fare la doccia** (to take a shower)
- **fare la spesa** (to do the grocery shopping)

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### Leisure activities

When you want to get some fresh air or capture a memory, **fare** is also your go-to verb:
- **fare una passeggiata** (to take a walk)
- **fare una foto** (to take a photo)

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### More everyday expressions

Here are a few more highly common combinations you will hear all the time:
- **fare un favore** (to do a favor)
- **fare la fila** (to stand in line / queue)
- **fare attenzione** (to pay attention)
- **fare un bagno** (to take a bath)

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The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
to do / to make	fare
the breakfast	la colazione
I have breakfast in the morning.	Faccio colazione la mattina.
We always have breakfast together.	Facciamo sempre colazione insieme.
the shower	la doccia
to take a shower	fare la doccia
You shower late.	Fai la doccia tardi.
She takes a quick shower.	Lei fa una doccia veloce.
the shopping / the groceries	la spesa
to do the grocery shopping	fare la spesa
He does the shopping today.	Lui fa la spesa oggi.
He does the shopping with his mother.	Lui fa la spesa con sua madre.
the walk / the stroll	la passeggiata
to take a walk	fare una passeggiata
We are taking a walk with the dog.	Facciamo una passeggiata con il cane.
He is taking a nice walk.	Lui fa una bella passeggiata.
the photo	la foto
I am taking a photo with the phone.	Faccio una foto con il telefono.
You take a lot of photos.	Fai molte foto.
the favor	il favore
Are you doing a favor for me?	Fai un favore per me?
I am doing a big favor for Marco.	Faccio un grande favore per Marco.
the line / the queue	la fila
They wait and stand in line.	Aspettano e fanno la fila.
Why are you standing in line here?	Perché fate la fila qui?
the attention (f)	l'attenzione
to pay attention, to be careful	fare attenzione
The students pay attention.	Gli studenti fanno attenzione.
We pay a lot of attention.	Facciamo molta attenzione.
the bath / the bathroom	il bagno
to take a bath, to have a swim	fare il bagno
The child is taking a bath.	Il bambino fa il bagno.
I am taking a hot bath.	Faccio un bagno caldo.
to be cold (weather)	fare freddo
It is cold, I close the window.	Fa freddo, chiudo la finestra.
When it is cold, I sleep a lot.	Quando fa freddo, dormo molto.
to be hot (weather)	fare caldo
It is hot today, I open the window.	Oggi fa caldo, apro la finestra.
When it is hot, I eat little.	Quando fa caldo, mangio poco.
to hurt, to be bad for you	fare male
Too much coffee is bad for you.	Troppo caffè fa male.
Sleeping too little is bad for you.	Dormire poco fa male.

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