Our Day 20

Immersion – 20
Present Tense Conjugation of “Avoir”

avoir

(ah-vwahr)

= to have

Conjugation	Pronunciation	Meaning
J’ai	zhey	I have
Tu as	tew ah	You have (singular)
Il a	eel ah	He/it has
Elle a	ehl ah	she/it has
Nous avons	nooh-zah-vohN	We have
Vous avez	vooh-zah-vey	You have (Plural)
Ils ont	eel-zohN	They have (mas)
Elles ont	ehl-zohN	They have (femi)

Example:

1. J’ai un livre
(zhey uhN lee-vruh) = I have a book.

2. Tu as un stylo
(tew ah uhN stee-loh) = You have a pen.

3. Elle a un sac
(ehl ah uhN sahk) = She has a bag.

4. Il a une pomme
(eel ah ewn pohhm) = He has an apple.

5. Nous avons du pain
(nooh zah vohN duh paN) = We have some bread.

6. Vous avez les gâteaux.
(vooh zah vey ley gah-toh) = You have cakes.

7. Elles ont les billets
(ehl sohN ley bee-yeh) = They have tickets.

8. Ils ont les crayons.
(eel sohN ley kreh-yoh) = They have pencils.

9. vous avez un ticket
(vooh-zah-vey-zuhN tee-keh) = You have a ticket.

Note:

“Avoir” is mostly used to express 1. age, 2. hunger, 3. thirst, 4. fear.

Examples:

1. Il a 17 ans
(eel ah dee-seht ahns) = He is 17 years old.

2. J’ai faim
(zhey fehm) = I am hungry.

3. Elle a soif
(ehl ah swahf) = She is thirsty.

4. Nous avons peur des serpents
(nooh-zha-vohN puhr dey sehr-pan) = We are afraid of snakes.