AVOIR - French

avoir

to have

i have

j’ai

you have (informal/singular)

tu as

he has

il a

she has

elle a

one has

on a

we have

nous avons

you have (formal/plural)

vous avez

they have - masculine

ils ont

they have - feminine

elles ont

they have - boys and girls

ils ont

We have - indefinite

ons ont

when speaking - Any pronoun that ends with an s is pronounced with a

z sound

We connect the z sound with the

vowel starting verb

what is the pronunciation rule called

This is called Liasons

expressions in avoir are used to

express feelings

to be hungry

avoir faim

to be thirsty

avoir soif

to be scared

avoir peur

to be sleepy

avoir sommeil

to be hot

avoir chaud

to be cold

avoir fraud

to be lucky

avoir de la chance

to have the need to

avoir besoin de

after de

use an infinitive verb

Only the avoir verb is conjugated

– not the expressions

When there is sentence in plural including moi

use nous

– if not use

ils/elles

Ils is used for

a group with boys and girls