avoir (have) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate avoir (have) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
avoir — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai | J'ai deux chats. | I have two cats. |
| tu | as | Tu as une belle voiture. | You have a nice car. |
| il/elle | a | Elle a beaucoup de travail aujourd'hui. | She has a lot of work today. |
| nous | avons | Nous avons du temps demain. | We have time tomorrow. |
| vous | avez | Vous avez de bonnes idées. | You all have good ideas. |
| ils/elles | ont | Ils ont trois enfants. | They have three children. |
avoir — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai eu | J'ai eu une bonne journée. | I've had a good day. |
| tu | as eu | Tu as eu de la chance avec le temps. | You've had luck with the weather. |
| il/elle | a eu | Il a eu une idée. | He/she has had an idea. |
| nous | avons eu | Nous avons eu une réunion ce matin. | We've had a meeting this morning. |
| vous | avez eu | Vous avez eu des difficultés. | You all have had difficulties. |
| ils/elles | ont eu | Ils ont eu des problèmes avec la voiture. | They've had problems with the car. |
avoir — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | avais | J'avais un petit appartement. | I had a small apartment. |
| tu | avais | Tu avais plus d'énergie alors. | You had more energy then. |
| il/elle | avait | Il avait des problèmes au travail. | He had problems at work. |
| nous | avions | Nous avions du plaisir ensemble. | We had fun together. |
| vous | aviez | Vous aviez le même professeur. | You all had the same teacher. |
| ils/elles | avaient | Elles avaient une maison près de la plage. | They had a house by the beach. |
avoir — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | aurai | J'aurai plus d'argent le mois prochain. | I'll have more money next month. |
| tu | auras | Tu auras assez de temps. | You'll have enough time. |
| il/elle | aura | Elle aura un nouveau travail bientôt. | She'll have a new job soon. |
| nous | aurons | Nous aurons le dîner à huit heures. | We'll have dinner at eight. |
| vous | aurez | Vous aurez un super voyage. | You all will have a great trip. |
| ils/elles | auront | Ils auront plus de chance demain. | They'll have better luck tomorrow. |
avoir — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | aurais | J'aurais plus d'amis si je sortais plus. | I'd have more friends if I went out more. |
| tu | aurais | Tu aurais moins de stress avec moins de responsabilités. | You'd have less stress with fewer responsibilities. |
| il/elle | aurait | Il aurait un meilleur travail avec un diplôme. | He'd have a better job with a degree. |
| nous | aurions | Nous aurions une fête si nous avions de la place. | We'd have a party if we had space. |
| vous | auriez | Vous auriez plus d'options en ville. | You all would have more options in the city. |
| ils/elles | auraient | Elles auraient moins de problèmes avec une meilleure planification. | They'd have fewer problems with better planning. |