| A | B |
| J'ai fait nettoyer mon costume. | I had my suit cleaned. |
| J'ai nettoyé mon costume. | I cleaned my suit. |
| Je me suis fait couper les cheveux. | I had my hair cut. |
| Il s'est rasé la barbe. | He shaved his beard. |
| Il s'est fait raser la barbe. | He had his beard shaved. |
| On a lavé les vitres. | We washed the windows. |
| On a fait laver les vitres. | We had the windows washed. |
| Jacques a arrosé le jardin. | Jack watered the garden. |
| Jacques a fait arroser le jardin. | Jack had the garden watered. |
| Nous avons tondu la pelouse. | We mowed the lawn. |
| Nous avons fait tondre la pelouse. | We had the lawn mowed. |