faire causatif

The causative faire construction (faire + infinitif) indicates that the subject 'causes' an action to be done by someone or something else. Contrast the following sentences:

In causative constructions the verb faire may be conjugated in any tense, for example the futur proche or the passé composé (Il va faire réparer sa voiture. Il a fait réparer sa voiture. etc.)

objects in causative faire constructions

The causative faire construction is often followed by noun or pronoun objects. If there is one object, it is a direct object (sa voiture in the example above, or l’étudiant  in the first sentence below).

In the case of two objects, as in the second sentence below, one will be direct (le livre) and the other indirect (l’étudiant).

pronouns

Object pronouns precede faire, except in the affirmative imperative. Note the position of the pronouns in the following examples.

'se faire' + infinitive

Another causative construction involves the use of se faire + infinitive to indicate  something a person or thing  has done to himself.