The verb "avoir" is very important in French as it expresses having or possession. To properly learn French, students must memorize the present tense forms of "avoir" like "j'ai, tu as, il a" and negative forms like "je n'ai pas" through repetition until they can say them quickly. Mastering the present tense of "avoir" is essential for expressing what one has as well as the past tense, and it is important to use "pas de" rather than "pas" when expressing not having any of something.

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