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Level 6 - Avoir 'to have'

This is a very important verb.

j'ai
tu as
il a
elle a
on a
David a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont
elles ont
Sophie et Marie ont

 

I have
you have (sg.)
he has, it has (m.)
she has, it has (f.)
one has
David has
we have
you have (pl.)
they have (m.)
they have (f.)
Sophie and Marie have

Just as le and la become l' before a vowel, see how the word for 'I', je, is shortened to j' before a vowel. That is why 'I have' is not 'je ai' but j'ai. Here are some sample sentences of the verb avoir in action.

j'ai un crayon rouge

tu as une règle jaune

il a une gomme blanche

le garçon a un pupitre vert
la fille a un livre marron

nous avons un stylo bleu

vous avez un cahier noir

elles ont des trousses

les élèves ont une image
les filles ont un ordinateur

 

I have a red pencil

you have a yellow ruler

he has a white rubber

the boy has a green desk
the girl has a brown book

we have a blue pen

you have a black exercise book

they have some pencil cases

the pupils have a picture
the girls have a computer

A special form of this verb is il y a, meaning 'there is/there are'.

Test yourself!

Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.

1

j'ai un stylo rouge

= I have a red pen

2

tu as une trousse jaune

= you have a yellow pencil case

3

il a des crayons noirs

= he has some black pencils

4

elle a la boîte orange

= she has the orange box

5

le professeur a une craie grise

= the teacher has a grey piece of chalk

6

nous avons un agenda vert

= we have a green diary

7

vous avez un tableau noir

= you have a blackboard

8

ils ont des tables marron

= they have some brown tables

9

il y a des cahiers roses

= there are some pink exercise books

10

les portes ont des fenêtres

= the doors have some windows

11

I have a blue piece of chalk

= j'ai une craie bleue

12

you have some yellow rulers

= tu as (vous avez) des règles jaunes

13

Pierre has some red pencils

= Pierre a des crayons rouges

14

Émilie has the black paper

= Émilie a le papier noir

15

the teacher has a white chair

= le professeur a une chaise blanche

16

she has a brown desk

= elle a un pupitre marron

17

we have some green pictures

= nous avons des images vertes

18

they have some blue pencil cases

= ils ont des trousses bleues

19

they have a grey piece of chalk

= ils ont une craie grise

20

the children have some books

= les enfants ont des livres

21

you have a pencil sharpener

= tu as (vous avez) un taille-crayon

22

I have a purple satchel

= j'ai un cartable violet

23

there is a diary on the table

= il y a un agenda sur la table

24

Paul and David have some pencils

= Paul et David ont des crayons

25

the girls have a computer

= les filles ont un ordinateur



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