Editing Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-Have

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"Avoir" (to have) is one of the most important verbs of French language and it is also used to form the compounds tenses as an auxiliary.

=="Avoir" (present tense)== 

{| class="wikitable" 
!French
!English
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J''''ai'''
  
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I have  
 
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Tu '''as'''
  
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You have  
 
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Il / Elle '''a'''
  
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He / She has  
 
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Nous '''avons'''
  
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We have  
 
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Vous '''avez'''
  
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You have  
 
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Ils / Elles '''ont'''
  
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They have  
 
|}

The best to learn the "avoir" verb in French is with a few sample sentences to practice. Let's see how to implement it.

*J'ai une sœur
<blockquote>I have a sister</blockquote>

*Elle a un vélo
<blockquote>She has a bike</blockquote>

*Ils ont une maison
<blockquote>They have a house</blockquote>

=="Avoir" (past tense)==

The past of the verb "avoir" in French
{| class="wikitable" 
!French
!English
|-
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J''''avais'''
  
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I had  
 
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Tu '''avais'''
  
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You had  
 
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Il / Elle '''avait'''
  
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He/She had  
 
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nous '''avions'''
  
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We had  
 
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vous '''aviez'''
  
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You had  
 
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Ils / Elles '''avaient'''
  
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They had  
 
|}

In this verbal form of the past we have to do a little more effort to assimilate the French verb "avoir". Let's see some examples phrases:

*J'avais une maison
<blockquote>I had a house</blockquote>

*Elle avait un chat
<blockquote>She had a cat</blockquote>

*Vous aviez chien
<blockquote>You had a dog</blockquote>

== "Avoir" (future tense) ==
The future of the verb "avoir" in French
{| class="wikitable" 
!French
!English
|-
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J''''aurai'''
  
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I will have  
 
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Tu '''auras'''
  
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You will have  
 
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Il / Elle '''aura'''
  
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He/She will have  
 
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nous '''aurons'''
  
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We will have  
 
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vous '''aurez'''
  
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You will have  
 
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Ils / Elles '''auront'''
  
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They will have  
 
|}

Let's see some examples for future phrases:

*J'aurai une maison
<blockquote>I will have a house</blockquote>
WARNING, do not write aurais with an ending "s". Else, it would be the conditional tense. J'aurai<span style="color:red"><del>s</del></span> une maison
*Elle aura un chat
<blockquote>She will have a cat</blockquote>
*Vous aurez un chien
<blockquote>You will have a dog</blockquote>

=="Avoir" as an auxiliary verb==

In French this verb is used a lot as it is present in many of tenses language. It works as an assistant, standing between the personal pronoun and the main verb. Here are some examples.

*j'ai bien mangé
<blockquote>I've eaten well</blockquote>
*Elle a dormi
<blockquote>She has slept</blockquote>
*Vous avez parlé
<blockquote>They have talked</blockquote>
*Ils ont bu ensemble
<blockquote>They have drunk together</blockquote>

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