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The verb AVOIR is a very important verb in French. It is used to talk about what
we have (got)/ haven’t (got) ....
If you are serious about learning French then you MUST learn the present tense of
this verb ‘parrot fashion’, in the affirmative and negative form.
So keep practising and repeating j’ai, tu as, il... and je n’ai pas, tu n’as pas, il...
etc. until you are able to say it without having to pause (aim for under 6 seconds).
.... as well as expressing the past (level 2 of this course).
J’ai 2 enfants – I’ve got 2 kids
Il a une voiture – He has (got) a car
Level 1
And remember to use ‘pas de’ to express ‘haven’t got any’
Je n’ai pas d’enfant – I don’t have (any) kids NOT je n’ai pas des enfants
Il n’a pas de voiture – He hasn’t got a car NOT il n’a pas une voiture
Go to the first exercise to learn and practise this verb

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Avoir present tense

  • 1. The verb AVOIR is a very important verb in French. It is used to talk about what we have (got)/ haven’t (got) .... If you are serious about learning French then you MUST learn the present tense of this verb ‘parrot fashion’, in the affirmative and negative form. So keep practising and repeating j’ai, tu as, il... and je n’ai pas, tu n’as pas, il... etc. until you are able to say it without having to pause (aim for under 6 seconds). .... as well as expressing the past (level 2 of this course). J’ai 2 enfants – I’ve got 2 kids Il a une voiture – He has (got) a car Level 1 And remember to use ‘pas de’ to express ‘haven’t got any’ Je n’ai pas d’enfant – I don’t have (any) kids NOT je n’ai pas des enfants Il n’a pas de voiture – He hasn’t got a car NOT il n’a pas une voiture Go to the first exercise to learn and practise this verb