The verb "to have" (le verbe "avoir")
The French verb "avoir" is
translated as "to have". It is conjugated in the present simple in
following way:
| I have |
J'ai
(Je ai) |
| You have |
Tu
as |
| He/she has |
IL
/ elle a |
| We have |
Nous
avons |
| You have |
Vous
avez |
| They
have |
Ils / elles ont |
Here are a few examples of
how it is used:
| J'ai un frère |
I
have a brother |
| Elle
a une voiture |
She
has a car |
| Nous avons une maison |
We have a car |
In the Imperfect it is
conjugated in the following way:
| I had |
J'
avais (Je avais) |
| You had |
Tu
avais |
| He/she had |
IL
/ elle / avait |
| We had |
Nous
avions |
| You had |
Vous
aviez |
| They had |
Ils
/ elles avaient |
Look at the following
examples:
| J'avais une voiture |
I
had a car |
| Elle
avait un chien |
She
had a dog |
| Vous aviez un chat |
You had a cat |
The verb "avoir" is used in
French to form the present perfect:
| J'ai mangé |
I
have eaten |
| IL
a dormi |
He
has slept |
| Nous
avons parlé |
We
have spoken |
| Ils
ont bu |
They
have drunk |
VOCABULARY
l'univers
| Universe |
Univers (m) |
Island |
Île
(f) |
| Star |
Étoile
(f) |
Mountain |
Montagne (f) |
| Sun |
Soleil (m) |
Valley |
Vallée
(f) |
| Planet |
Planète
(f) |
River |
Fleuve (m) |
| Earth |
Terre (f) |
Lake |
Lac (m) |
| Satellite |
Satellite (m) |
Jungle |
Jungle (f) |
| Moon |
Lune (f) |
Forrest |
Forêt
(f) |
| Atmosphere |
Atmosphère
(f) |
Desert |
Désert
(m) |
| Continent |
Continent (m) |
Sea |
Mer (f) |
| Ocean |
Océan
(m) |
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