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

"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)

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 sœur

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

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

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'aurais 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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