avoir
A1#5Hear it
verb
- to have; to own; to possess; to get
- to haveto experience or suffer from a state or condition
- to havean age
- used to form the compound tenses of most verbs, such as the perfect and pluperfect.
- to have (to), must
noun
- asset, possession
Forms
Present
| I | ai |
|---|---|
| you | as |
| he, she, it | a |
| we | avons |
| you (plural) | avez |
| they | ont |
Imperfect
| I | avais |
|---|---|
| you | avais |
| he, she, it | avait |
| we | avions |
| you (plural) | aviez |
| they | avaient |
Past historic
| I | eus |
|---|---|
| you | eus |
| he, she, it | eut |
| we | eûmes |
| you (plural) | eûtes |
| they | eurent |
Future
| I | aurai |
|---|---|
| you | auras |
| he, she, it | aura |
| we | aurons |
| you (plural) | aurez |
| they | auront |
Conditional
| I | aurais |
|---|---|
| you | aurais |
| he, she, it | aurait |
| we | aurions |
| you (plural) | auriez |
| they | auraient |
Subjunctive
| I | aie |
|---|---|
| you | aies |
| he, she, it | ait |
| we | ayons |
| you (plural) | ayez |
| they | aient |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | eusse |
|---|---|
| you | eusses |
| he, she, it | eût |
| we | eussions |
| you (plural) | eussiez |
| they | eussent |
Imperative
| you | aie |
|---|---|
| we | ayons |
| you (plural) | ayez |
Other forms
| infinitive | avoir |
|---|---|
| past participle | eu |
| gerund | ayant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Vous avez de la fièvre?Do you have a temperature?A1J'ai mal partout — Everything hurts
- Elles ont eu beaucoup d'enfants.They had many children.A1Les Filles du Roy — The King's Daughters
- Parfait. Vous avez du fromage ?Perfect. Do you have any cheese?A1Au marché Jean-Talon — At the Jean-Talon market
- Il a faim. Il nous regarde.He is hungry. He looks at us.A1Le chat du voisin — The neighbour's cat
Other ways to say it
Idioms built on the body
- avoir un chat dans la gorgeto have a frog in your throatLiterally a cat in the throat. Each language chose a different animal.
- avoir le bras longto have influenceLiterally to have a long arm, meaning you can reach people who matter.
- avoir la tête ailleursto be miles awayLiterally to have your head elsewhere.
Idioms you will actually hear
- avoir le cafardto feel downLiterally to have the cockroach, which Baudelaire is blamed for.