GRAMMAIRE · LESSON 08

Irregular verb — Avoir

To have

Learning objective · Use avoir to talk about what you have and to state age.
Learning objective
Use avoir to talk about what you have and to state age.

Lesson notes

  • Avoir is irregular; memorize each form with its subject.
  • French uses avoir for age: J’ai dix ans (literally, I have ten years).

Useful words

j’aiI have
tu asyou have (informal)
il / elle ahe / she has
nous avonswe have
vous avezyou have (polite/plural)
ils / elles ontthey have

Examples

J’ai un frère.I have a brother.
Elle a neuf ans.She is nine years old.
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TOPIC PRACTICE

Irregular verb — Avoir · practice

5 questions · about 5 min

Question 1 of 5