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The verb avoir is irregular in the present tense.
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the -s in the plural pronouns nous, vous, and ils/elles.
This -s is pronounced as a /z/ to link with the vowel sound in the plural forms of avoir.
This liaison, or linking, is especially important in distinguishing ilsont (they have) from
the third person plural of être ilssont (they are).
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| avoir 'to have' |
| j'ai |
nousavons |
| tu as |
vousavez |
| il/elle/on a |
ils/elles
ont |
| past participle: eu |
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Avoir is also used as an auxiliary in compound tenses
(passé composé with avoir, plus-que-parfait,
futur antérieur, etc.)
Besides ownership, the verb avoir expresses age in French, unlike the English equivalent, which uses the verb 'to be.'
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| Tex, tu as des frères et des soeurs? |
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Tex, do you have brothers and sisters? |
| Tex: Oui, j'ai une soeur et un frère. |
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Tex: Yes, I have a sister and a brother. |
| Quel âge ont-ils? |
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How old are they? |
| Tex: Ma soeur Rita a 30 ans et mon frère Trey a 16 ans. |
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Tex: My sister Rita is 30 and my brother Trey is 16. |
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| Give the correct form of the verb avoir. |
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Tex ______ une soeur et un frère.
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Tex et Tammy ______ beaucoup d'amis.
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Bette: Tex, quel âge ______ -tu?
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Tex: J' ______ 26 ans.
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Rita, est-ce que vous ______ des enfants? Oui, j'en ai 4.
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Tammy: Tex, nous ______ besoin d'étudier ce soir.
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Tex ______ une petite amie, Tammy.
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Joe-Bob et Corey ______ envie de regarder la télé.
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Corey: Tex, est-ce que tu ______ une télévision?
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Tex: J' ______ rendez-vous avec Tammy.
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Bette: Tex et Tammy, vous ______ de la chance ('luck').
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Tammy et Bette étudient: Nous ______ beaucoup de devoirs.
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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| ___Tex |
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___Tex et Tammy |
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© 2014 • department of french & italian • liberal arts ITS • university of texas at austin |
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