French verb avoir in the present tense

LES OBJECTIFS ….THE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Learn the subject pronouns.
Conjugate the verb AVOIR in the present tense.
Form the negation with the verb avoir in the present
tense
Formulate questions using the verb avoir
Identify idiomatic expressions that use the verb avoir

• Avoir is one of the most common French
verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and
literally means "to have."

Formation of the present tense of the verb Avoir
Formation du present de l’ indicatif du verbe Avoir
the present tense is composed of two elements: the subject
pronouns or subject and the form of the verb.
It is formed by:

The subject pronoun
+
The form of the verb
Le canard blanc (il) a des yeux noirs.

sujet The form of the verb (avoir)

The subject of a verb is the person or thing which performs the action of that verb.
Subject pronoun is a word that can replace the subject in a sentence .
French: Jean a. Il a.
English: Jean has. He has.
FRENCH
ENGLISH
• Je I
• Tu You (sing. Informal)
• Il He
• Elle She
• On It, we,
• Nous we
• Vous You (Plur. Formal)
• Ils They (mas. Plur.)
• Elles They (fem. Plur.)

You use je to talk about yourself.
e. g. J’ai un crayon.

You use tu to address a friend.
e.g. Tu as un crayon.

You use il to talk about a boy/a man.
e.g. Il a un crayon.

You use elle to talk about a girl /a woman.
e.g. Ellle a un crayon.
Il and elle can be used for things
e.g. La table? Elle a trois pieds.

You use nous when referring to yourself and
another person or other people.
e.g. Nous avons un crayon.

We use vous when talking to two or more
people.

We use ils for masculine plural/ group of males
and females
e.g.Ils ont un crayon.

We use Elles for feminine plural
e.g.Elles ont un crayon.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB
AVOIR = TO HAVE
IN THE PRESENT TENSE
FRENCH ENGLISH

• j’ai I have
• tu as You have
• il a he has
• elle a she has
• Nous avons we have
• Vous avez you have (Pl.)
• Ils ont They have (m. Plur.)
• Elles ont They have (f.plur.)

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB
AVOIR = TO HAVE
IN THE PRESENT TENSE

J’ai
Tu as
Il /elle a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/elles ont

Negation

Negation is formed by placing ne ... pas
around the conjugated verb, which, in this
case, is the verb avoir.
• Jean n’a pas un crayon!.
• Jean does not have a pencil

Present tense of the verb avoir in the negation (ne…pas)
*Note ne becomes n’ before a vowel.

Je n’ai pas = I have not
Tu n’as pas = you have not
Il n’a pas = he has not
Elle n’a pas = she has not
Nous n’avons pas = we have not
Vous n’avez pas = you have not
Ils n’ont pas = they have not (mas.plur.)
Elles n’ont pas = they have not (fem. Plur.)

Expressions with Avoir
Avoir is used in a number of idiomatic expressions, many
of which are translated by the English verb "to be":

You use the verb avoir to express age _____
tu as quel âge?
French: avoir + number +ans.
Englsih: to be + number + years old.

Example: Tu as quel âge? How old are you?
Answer:
J’ai 18 (dix huit) ans.
I am 18 years old.

Avoir is used in the impersonal expression il y a, which means
either “there is” or “there are.”
Il y a is used to express the existence of a person or a thing, or to
make a list of persons or things.

We usually used the indefinite article (un, une, des) with il y a.
Examples: il y a une plume sur la table.
Il y a un crayon sur la table.
Il y a des plumes et des crayons sur la table.
The negative of il y a is il n'y a pas. The indefinite article (un une, des)
becomes de or d' after this negative expression. This corresponds to
the English word 'any.'
Examples: Il n’y a pas de crayon sur la table.(There is not any pencil on the table.)
Il n’y a pas de plume sur la table. (There is not any pen on the table.)
Il n’y a pas d’étoile dans le ciel. (There is not any star in the sky.)

avoir besoin de to need
avoir envie de to want (to do something), to feel like
(doing something)
avoir l'intention de
to intend to (do something)
avoir faim to be hungry
avoir soif to be thirsty
avoir chaud to be hot
avoir froid to be cold
avoir honte (de) to be ashamed (of)
avoir mal (à la tête, à la
to hurt (to have a headache, to have a
gorge, aux yeux) sore throat, to have sore eyes)
avoir raison
to be right
avoir tort
to be wrong
avoir sommeil
to be sleepy

Attention!

• The expression avoir chaud and avoir froid are
used only if the subject is a person or an
animal. For objects, use the verb Être.
• Example;
• L’ élève a chaud. = The student is (feels) warm.
But
Le soleil est chaud. The sun is warm.

Asking Questions
Reverse the subject pronoun with the verb or you just add a question
mark on the affirmative sentence.
•Ai-je? =have I? J’ai?
•as-tu? (affirmative: tu parles) Or Tu as?
•A-t-il ? il a?
A-t-elle?
• elle as?
•Avons-nous? Nous avons?
•Avez-vous vous avez?
•Ont-ils? ils ont?
•Ont-elles? Elles ont?
Answer
Affirmative Negative
•Oui, j’ai. Non, je n’ai pas.
•Oui, tu as. Non, tu n’ as pas.
•Oui, il a Non, il n’ a pas.

CONVERSATION

Tex, tu as des frères et des Tex, do you have brothers
soeurs? and sisters?

Tex: Oui, j'ai une soeur et un Tex: Yes, I have a sister and
a brother.
frère.
How old are they?
Quel âge ont-ils?
Tex: My sister Rita is 30
Tex: Ma soeur Rita a 30 ans and my brother Trey is
et mon frère Trey a 16 ans. 16.

MAINTENANT À VOTRE TOUR
WHAT SUBJECT PRONOUN DISAPPEARS?

SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Je
Tu

Ils
Elle Elles
Il

On

Vous Nous


SUBJECT PRONOUNS
French What is the English equivalent for each subject pronoun?

• Je _____
• Tu _____
• Il _____
• Elle _____
• On _____
• Nous _____
• Vous _____
• Ils _____
• Elles _____

WHAT COMES AFTER EACH SUBJECT PRONOUN?
THE VERB AVOIR

Vous avez
Il a

J’ ai

Ils ont
Elles ont

Tu as Nous avons


THE VERB AVOIR
French What is the English equivalent for the verb?

• j’ai _______
• tu as _______
• il a _______
• elle a _______
• Nous avons _______
• Vous avez _______
• Ils ont _______
• Elles ont _______

Complétez avec “Avoir”
1. J’___une petite famille.

2. Marc aussi ____ une petite famille.

3. Ma sœur _____ seize ans.

4. Vous __________ une maison

5. Et toi, tu _____ une petite maison aussi?

6. J’ ____ deux frères

7. Ils _____ treize et Seize ans.

8. Mon copain Michel _____ deux sœurs.

Bon, c’est fini ...
Fantastic

Bravo!

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