avoir in French: to have (verb)

Translation

to have

Word origin

From Latin habere ('to have, to hold'). The same root gives English borrowings such as 'habit' and 'inhabit'.

Verb typeirregular

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	ai	avais	eus	aurai	aurais
tu	as	avais	eus	auras	aurais
il/elle	a	avait	eut	aura	aurait
nous	avons	avions	eûmes	aurons	aurions
vous	avez	aviez	eûtes	aurez	auriez
ils/elles	ont	avaient	eurent	auront	auraient

J' .

I have two cats and a dog.

midi.

She finished her work before noon.

' .

We need one more hour.

- ?

Do you have a table for two people?

.

He had a lot of luck with this matter.

être

to be

faire

to do, to make

tenir

to hold, to keep

prendre

to take

obtenir

to obtain; to get

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