8 Advanced Verbs to Use Instead of “Do”

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Hi! I'm 5'8", I walk every day, and I wrote a script for this video. These sentences are grammatically correct, but they don't sound very good, do they? That's because of the repetition of the verb "faire". What if we changed that verb to something else: I'm 5'8", I walk every day, and I wrote a script for this video. That's much better, right? Today, I'm going to help you improve your speaking skills by avoiding the verb "faire".

Hello and thanks for joining me. A few weeks ago, we looked at alternatives to the verb "avoir", verbs that could be used to replace the verb "avoir" and to speak in a more natural way. Today, we're going to do exactly the same thing by focusing on the verb "faire". As explained in the previous video, verbs like "avoir", "être", "faire" or "donner", these are all-purpose verbs, that is to say they have different meanings. They are verbs in the broad sense, we can use them in different contexts.

Learning synonyms for the verb "faire" therefore allows a certain number of things. First, it allows you to be more precise and more nuanced in your remarks. It helps to avoid repetitions, as we saw in the introduction. It allows you to enrich your vocabulary and it will help you to speak a more formal language. So today, we are going to see eight alternatives to the verb "faire".

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First alternative to the verb "to do" is the verb "to measure". This verb is easy. I think you know it. To measure means to do but in the sense of having a length. It is often used with the unit of the meter which can also sometimes be converted into centimeters or kilometers.

For example, I am 1.72 meters tall, well I can say in a slightly more correct and precise way "I am 1.72 meters tall". This table is 80 centimeters long, well we can also say "this table is 80 centimeters long".

Second verb in the same spirit: the verb "to weigh". It is similar to "to measure" except that here we are not talking about a length, but about a weight, a mass. It is used with the unit kilogram.

For example, instead of saying "I weigh 62 kilos", I would say "I weigh 62 kilos". Or, the suitcase weighs 15 kilos, it is more correct to say "the suitcase weighs 15 kilos".

Third alternative to “to do”: the verb “to write”.

For example, he made a comment under my Facebook post, well I could instead say "he wrote a comment on my Facebook post". Or, instead of saying "I wrote a cover letter to go work in France", we would say "I wrote a cover letter to go work in France". This is a little more correct.

Fourth alternative to "faire": the verb "pratique". We can replace "faire" with "pratique" when talking about a sport.

For example, instead of saying "my son does judo", it is a little more correct to say "my son practices judo". Or, instead of saying "my daughter does swimming", we would say "my daughter practices swimming".