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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