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*Elle avait un chat = She had a cat | *Elle avait un chat = She had a cat | ||
*Vous aviez chien = You | *Vous aviez chien = You had a dog | ||
== "Avoir" (future) == | |||
The future of the verb "avoir" in French | |||
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'''verb "avoir"''' | |||
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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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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 | |||
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Let's see some examples for future phrases: | |||
*J'aurai une maison = I will have a house | |||
WARNING, do not write aurais with an ending "s". Else, it would be the conditional tense. J'aurai<nowiki><del>s</del></nowiki> une maison | |||
*Elle aura un chat = She will have a cat | |||
*Vous aurez un chien = You will have a dog | |||
=="Avoir" as an auxiliary verb== | =="Avoir" as an auxiliary verb== |
Revision as of 18:17, 4 November 2016
"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)
verb "avoir" : present | |
J'ai |
I have |
Tu as |
You have |
Il / Elle a |
He / She has |
Nous avons |
We have |
Vous avez |
You have |
Ils / Elles ont |
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 soeur I have a sister
Elle a un vélo She has a bike
Ils ont une maison They have a house
"Avoir" (past)
The past of the verb "avoir" in French
verb "avoir"
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J'avais |
I had |
Tu avais |
You had |
Il / Elle avait |
He/She had |
nous avions |
We had |
vous aviez |
You had |
Ils / Elles avaient |
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 = I had a house
- Elle avait un chat = She had a cat
- Vous aviez chien = You had a dog
"Avoir" (future)
The future of the verb "avoir" in French
verb "avoir"
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J'aurai |
I will have |
Tu auras |
You will have |
Il / Elle aura |
He/She will have |
nous aurons |
We will have |
vous aurez |
You will have |
Ils / Elles auront |
They will have |
Let's see some examples for future phrases:
- J'aurai une maison = I will have a house
WARNING, do not write aurais with an ending "s". Else, it would be the conditional tense. J'aurai<del>s</del> une maison
- Elle aura un chat = She will have a cat
- Vous aurez un chien = You will have a dog
"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 = I've eaten well
- Elle a dormi = She has slept
- Vous avez parlé = They have talked
- Ils ont bu ensemble = They have drunk together
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