c’est un verbe irrégulier

Remember, irregular verbs do NOT follow a typical pattern,

so the regualer endings (-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent)

do NOT apply here!

AVOIR – TO HAVE

AVOIR – TO HAVEj’ai (I have)

tu as (you have)

il/elle a (he/she has)

nous avons (we have)

vous avez (y’all have)

ils ont (they have)

USES OF AVOIR

possession: J’ai un chien brun. (I have a brown dog.)

tell your class schedule: Tu as biologie à 8 heures cinq. (You have bio at

8:05.)

tell your age: Nous avons 15 ans. (We are 15 years old.[lit: we have 15 years])

talk about hunger: Avez-vous faim ou soif? (Are y’all hungry or thirsty?

[Lit: Do y’all have hunger/thirst?])

discuss needs: Elle a besoin d’une calculatrice. (She needs a calculator)

Many other uses you’ll learn about later…