avoir — haveFrench Verbs

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.

avoirPresent Simple in French

avoir Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeaiJ'ai deux chats.I have two cats.
tuasTu as une belle voiture.You have a nice car.
il/elleaElle a beaucoup de travail aujourd'hui.She has a lot of work today.
nousavonsNous avons du temps demain.We have time tomorrow.
vousavezVous avez de bonnes idées.You all have good ideas.
ils/ellesontIls ont trois enfants.They have three children.

avoirPresent Perfect in French

avoir Present Perfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeai euJ'ai eu une bonne journée.I've had a good day.
tuas euTu as eu de la chance avec le temps.You've had luck with the weather.
il/ellea euIl a eu une idée.He/she has had an idea.
nousavons euNous avons eu une réunion ce matin.We've had a meeting this morning.
vousavez euVous avez eu des difficultés.You all have had difficulties.
ils/ellesont euIls ont eu des problèmes avec la voiture.They've had problems with the car.

avoirImperfect in French

avoir Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeavaisJ'avais un petit appartement.I had a small apartment.
tuavaisTu avais plus d'énergie alors.You had more energy then.
il/elleavaitIl avait des problèmes au travail.He had problems at work.
nousavionsNous avions du plaisir ensemble.We had fun together.
vousaviezVous aviez le même professeur.You all had the same teacher.
ils/ellesavaientElles avaient une maison près de la plage.They had a house by the beach.
avoirverbs
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