| Person Present (I have) Imperfect (I had / was having) | 3rd Singular il / elle / on … a il (..) avait | 1st plural nous avons nous avions | 2nd plural vous avez vous aviez | 3rd plural ils / elles ont ils avaient |
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How do you conjugate the French verb avoir?
- I have = J’ai. I have two dogs = J’ai deux chiens.
- You have = Tu as (casual) You have a big problem = Tu as un gros problème.
- She has = Elle a. …
- He has = Il a. …
- We have = on a. …
- We have = nous avons. …
- You have = vous avez (formal or you all) …
- They have = Elles ont (for an exclusively feminine group)
How do you know if a verb is avoir or être in French?
Être and
Avoir
: The 2 Most Important Verbs in French
For starters, on their own, the verb être means “to be” and the verb avoir means “to have.” These two verbs are used in this simple sense to say things like je suis professeur (I am a teacher) or elle a une tasse (she has a cup).
What are the 17 être verbs in French?
- aller > to go.
- arriver > to arrive.
- descendre > to descend / go downstairs. redescendre > to descend again.
- entrer > to enter. rentrer > to re-enter.
- monter > to climb. remonter > to climb again.
- mourir > to die.
- naître > to be born. …
- partir > to leave.
What are the avoir verbs?
Avoir is the French verb that
means “to have”
. But it has so much more than that going for it! For one thing, as you probably know already, avoir is the most common auxiliary (helping) verb in French. It’s used to conjugate most other French verbs in the passé composé and other compound tenses.
Is Vouloir être or avoir?
The French verb vouloir means “to want” or “to wish.” It is one of the 10 most common French verbs and you will use it
just as much as avoir and être
.
Is Travailler avoir or être?
| Present Present participle | tu travailles | il travaille Passé composé | nous travaillons Auxiliary verb avoir | vous travaillez Past participle travaillé |
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Is Parler avoir or être?
The present participle of parler is parlant. This is formed by adding -ant to the verb stem. Another form of the past tense is the passé composé. To form it for parler, you will use the
auxiliary verb avoir
along with the past participle parlé.
WHAT IS A in French?
Generally speaking,
à means “to,” “at,” or “in
,” while de means “of” or “from.” Both prepositions have numerous uses and to understand each better, it is best to compare them. … Learn more about the preposition à.
Is Dormir être or avoir?
| Present Present participle | je dors dormant | tu dors | il dort Passé composé | nous dormons Auxiliary verb avoir |
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Is Retourner être or avoir?
Retourner can be used with
avoir
or être in Le Passé Composé… and changes meaning.
Is être always Imparfait?
The most important French past tenses are the passé composé and the
imparfait
, and they are troublesome for several reasons. While l’imparfait is more or less equivalent to the English past progressive, l’imparfait is more widely used, especially with verbs like avoir and être.
What is Vouloir used for in French?
The irregular verb vouloir is a shoe verb in the present tense. Vouloir means “
to wish
,” “to want,” or “will”: je veux. nous voulons.
What do prendre mean in French?
VERB: Prendre (pron-druh) –
to take
.
What is the perfect tense of Vouloir in French?
| Je ai voulu | Il/Elle a voulu | Nous avons voulu | Vous avez voulu | Ils/Elles ont voulu |
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Is Je Travaille present tense?
| je travaille | il/elle travaille | nous travaillons | vous travaillez | ils/elles travaillent |
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