AVOIR

Avoir—"to have" is irregular. Here are its Present tense forms:

j’ai*
tu as
il, elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils, elles ont

Command forms: aie !, ayez !
Future stem: aur-
Past participle: eu

As a reminder, the tu form is used among friends and family. Always let your French host take the initiative in using tu.

*When je comes in front of a vowel, it changes to j'.

EXAMPLES:

Nous avons le temps de prendre un café. We have time for (to take) a cup of coffee.
Je n'ai pas ma clé. I don't have my key.

If you wish to learn expressions with the verb avoir, please click here.