faça/faças/faça/façamos/façam

Subjuntivo De Fazer

Level 3

The present subjunctive of fazer is faça. It is used when the action of 'doing' or 'making' is not a certain fact, but rather a wish, a doubt, or a requirement.

How It Works

The verb fazer is highly irregular. To form the present subjunctive, we look at the first person singular of the present indicative: eu faço. We take that stem (faç-) and add the characteristic endings for -er verbs in the subjunctive mood.

Conjugation:

  • Eu faça
  • Tu faças
  • Você/Ele/Ela faça
  • Nós façamos
  • Vós façais
  • Vocês/Eles/Elas façam

When to use it:
1. Wishes and Desires: After verbs like querer que (to want that) or esperar que (to hope that).
2. Impersonal Expressions: After phrases like é importante que or é necessário que.
3. Negation/Doubt: When you deny or doubt something is being done.
4. Negative Commands: In Portuguese, the negative imperative uses the subjunctive forms (e.g., 'Não faça isso!').

Examples (4)

  1. Eu quero que você faça o seu melhor.

    I want you to do your best.

    Word by Word: I want that you do the your best.

    The verb 'querer' (to want) triggers the subjunctive 'faça' because it expresses a desire rather than a fact.

  2. Espero que faça sol amanhã.

    I hope it's sunny tomorrow.

    Word by Word: I hope that (it) makes sun tomorrow.

    In Portuguese, weather expressions use 'fazer'. 'Espero que' triggers the subjunctive 'faça'.

  3. É importante que nós façamos os exercícios.

    It is important that we do the exercises.

    Word by Word: It is important that we do the exercises.

    The impersonal expression 'é importante que' requires the subjunctive 'façamos'.

  4. Não faça barulho, por favor.

    Don't make noise, please.

    Word by Word: Not make noise, for favor.

    This is a negative command. Negative commands for 'você' use the present subjunctive form 'faça'.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the indicative 'faz' after a subjunctive trigger.

    Duvido que ele faz o trabalho.
    Duvido que ele faça o trabalho.

    Verbs of doubt like 'duvidar' must be followed by the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.

  • Regularizing the stem to 'faza' instead of 'faça'.

    Espero que você faza a mala.
    Espero que você faça a mala.

    Learners often try to follow regular -er patterns, but 'fazer' is irregular and uses the 'faç-' stem from 'faço'.

  • Confusing the present subjunctive with the future subjunctive.

    Quando eu faça o bolo, te aviso.
    Quando eu fizer o bolo, te aviso.

    After 'quando' (when) referring to the future, you must use the future subjunctive 'fizer', not the present subjunctive 'faça'.

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Learn This First

To learn the irregular subjunctive forms of 'fazer' (faça, faças, etc.), learners first need to be familiar with the regular present subjunctive endings for -ER verbs. Additionally, knowing the indicative present and preterite forms of 'fazer' provides the necessary context for its irregular stem changes.

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