Verb Conjugations

Verb

avoir

to have

Auxiliary: avoir

'avoir' means 'to have' as a main verb and is the auxiliary used to form the compound past tenses of most French verbs.

J'ai un livre.

I have a book.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je ai

I have

J'ai une nouvelle voiture.

I have a new car.

tu as

you have

Tu as de beaux yeux.

You have beautiful eyes.

il/elle/on a

he/she/it has

Elle a deux enfants.

She has two children.

nous avons

we have

Nous avons rendez-vous à midi.

We have an appointment at noon.

vous avez

you (plural/formal) have

Vous avez encore des questions ?

Do you still have questions?

ils/elles ont

they have

Ils ont beaucoup d'amis.

They have many friends.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je avais

I had

Avant, j'avais les cheveux longs.

I used to have long hair.

tu avais

you had

Tu avais toujours raison.

You were always right.

il/elle/on avait

he/she/it had

Il avait peur du noir.

He was afraid of the dark.

nous avions

we had

Nous avions un grand jardin.

We had a big garden.

vous aviez

you (plural/formal) had

Vous aviez de la chance.

You were lucky.

ils/elles avaient

they had

Ils avaient une belle maison.

They had a beautiful house.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai eu

I had / I have had

J'ai eu très peur hier soir.

I was very scared last night.

tu as eu

you had / have had

Tu as eu une bonne note.

You got a good grade.

il/elle/on a eu

he/she/it had / has had

Elle a eu un accident de voiture.

She had a car accident.

nous avons eu

we had / have had

Nous avons eu de la visite hier.

We had visitors yesterday.

vous avez eu

you (plural/formal) had / have had

Vous avez eu des problèmes avec le train ?

Did you have problems with the train?

ils/elles ont eu

they had / have had

Ils ont eu une longue discussion.

They had a long discussion.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais eu

I had had

J'avais eu la même idée avant lui.

I had had the same idea before him.

tu avais eu

you had had

Tu avais eu de la chance ce jour-là.

You had been lucky that day.

il/elle/on avait eu

he/she/it had had

Il avait eu une enfance difficile.

He had had a difficult childhood.

nous avions eu

we had had

Nous avions eu peur pour rien.

We had been afraid for nothing.

vous aviez eu

you (plural/formal) had had

Vous aviez eu raison depuis le début.

You had been right from the start.

ils/elles avaient eu

they had had

Ils avaient eu beaucoup de travail.

They had had a lot of work.

Futur simple

Future

je aurai

I will have

Demain, j'aurai plus de temps.

Tomorrow I will have more time.

tu auras

you will have

Tu auras bientôt une réponse.

You will have an answer soon.

il/elle/on aura

he/she/it will have

Il aura vingt ans en mai.

He will be twenty in May.

nous aurons

we will have

Nous aurons beaucoup d'invités.

We will have many guests.

vous aurez

you (plural/formal) will have

Vous aurez tout ce qu'il faut.

You will have everything you need.

ils/elles auront

they will have

Ils auront bientôt un bébé.

They will have a baby soon.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je aurais

I would have

J'aurais besoin d'un peu d'aide.

I would need a little help.

tu aurais

you would have

Tu aurais tort de refuser.

You would be wrong to refuse.

il/elle/on aurait

he/she/it would have

Elle aurait peur toute seule.

She would be afraid all alone.

nous aurions

we would have

Nous aurions plus de place là-bas.

We would have more room over there.

vous auriez

you (plural/formal) would have

Vous auriez un moment à m'accorder ?

Would you have a moment for me?

ils/elles auraient

they would have

Ils auraient bien aimé venir.

They would have liked to come.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

que j' aie

(that) I have

Il faut que j'aie plus de patience.

I need to have more patience.

que tu aies

(that) you have

Je veux que tu aies confiance en toi.

I want you to have confidence in yourself.

qu'il/elle/on ait

(that) he/she/it have

Je doute qu'il ait le temps.

I doubt that he has the time.

que nous ayons

(that) we have

Il faut que nous ayons un plan.

We need to have a plan.

que vous ayez

(that) you (plural/formal) have

J'aimerais que vous ayez raison.

I would like you to be right.

qu'ils/elles aient

(that) they have

Il est rare qu'ils aient tort.

It is rare for them to be wrong.

Impératif

Impératif présent

Imperative

tu aie

have!

Aie un peu de patience !

Have a little patience!

nous ayons

let's have!

Ayons confiance en l'avenir.

Let's have faith in the future.

vous ayez

have! (plural/formal)

Ayez l'obligeance de patienter.

Kindly be so good as to wait.