Avoir Conjugation: Complete Guide to "To Have" in French

"Avoir" (to have) is one of the most essential verbs in French. It's used for possession, age, and many expressions. Here's your complete guide.

Present Tense (Présent)

• 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

Past Tense (Passé Composé)

• J'ai eu — I had
• Tu as eu — You had
• Il/Elle a eu — He/She had
• Nous avons eu — We had
• Vous avez eu — You had
• Ils/Elles ont eu — They had

Imperfect (Imparfait)

• 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

Future (Futur Simple)

• 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

Uses of Avoir

Possession

• "J'ai un livre" — I have a book
• "Elle a une voiture" — She has a car

Age

• "J'ai 25 ans" — I am 25 years old
• "Il a 30 ans" — He is 30 years old

Expressions

• Avoir faim — To be hungry
• Avoir soif — To be thirsty
• Avoir besoin de — To need

Common Expressions

• Avoir raison — To be right
• Avoir tort — To be wrong
• Avoir l'air — To look/seem

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