French conjugation practice
Avoir - to have
"Avoir" (to have) expresses possession and is the usual auxiliary for compound tenses. It also appears in expressions for age, hunger, thirst, and other states.
Avoir conjugations in all tenses
Aujourd'hui, j'ai rendez-vous chez le dentiste.Today, I have an appointment at the dentist.
Tu as toujours de bonnes idées pour les vacances.You always have good ideas for holidays.
Le professeur a beaucoup de patience avec ses élèves.The professor has a lot of patience with his students.
Nous avons enfin trouvé la solution à ce problème.We have finally found the solution to this problem.
Vous avez certainement raison sur ce point important.You are certainly right on this important point.
Les enfants ont besoin de jouer dehors chaque jour.The children need to play outside every day.
Quand j'étais étudiant, j'avais très peu d'argent de poche.When I was a student, I had very little pocket money.
Tu avais l'habitude de te lever très tôt le matin.You used to get up very early in the morning.
Pendant son enfance, Michel avait peur des orages.During his childhood, Michel was afraid of storms.
Nous avions un jardin magnifique dans notre ancienne maison.We had a magnificent garden in our old house.
Vous aviez promis de nous aider pour le déménagement.You had promised to help us with the move.
Les soldats avaient ordre de ne pas bouger.The soldiers had orders not to move.
Hier, j'ai eu une conversation intéressante avec mon voisin.Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with my neighbor.
Tu as eu de la chance de trouver cette place de parking.You are lucky to find this parking spot.
Le directeur a eu une réunion importante ce matin.The director had an important meeting this morning.
Nous avons eu beaucoup de plaisir lors de cette soirée.We had a lot of fun at that party.
Vous avez eu tort de ne pas l'écouter attentivement.You were wrong not to listen to him carefully.
Les participants ont eu droit à une pause de quinze minutes.The participants were entitled to a fifteen-minute break.
Demain soir, j'aurai terminé tous mes devoirs.Tomorrow evening, I will have finished all my homework.
Tu auras sûrement besoin d'aide pour porter ces cartons.You will surely need help to carry these boxes.
Le candidat aura sa réponse avant la fin de la semaine.The candidate will have his answer before the end of the week.
Nous aurons l'occasion de nous revoir bientôt.We will have the opportunity to see each other soon.
Vous aurez votre diplôme en juin prochain.You will get your diploma next June.
Les ouvriers auront fini les travaux avant l'hiver.The workers will have finished the work before winter.
Si j'étais riche, j'aurais une grande maison à la campagne.If I were rich, I would have a large house in the countryside.
Tu aurais dû m'appeler avant de venir.You should have called me before coming.
Il aurait préféré partir en vacances au bord de mer.He would have preferred to go on vacation by the sea.
Nous aurions voulu vous inviter à dîner ce soir.We would have liked to invite you to dinner tonight.
Vous auriez intérêt à partir maintenant pour éviter les embouteillages.You would be well advised to leave now to avoid traffic jams.
Ils auraient envie de changer de travail.They would like to change jobs.
Si tu m'avais prévenu, j'aurais eu le temps de me préparer.If you had warned me, I would have had time to prepare.
Tu aurais eu plus de succès avec une autre stratégie.You would have had more success with another strategy.
Il aurait eu tort de refuser cette proposition intéressante.He would have been wrong to refuse this interesting proposal.
Nous aurions eu plus de temps si nous étions partis plus tôt.We would have had more time if we had left earlier.
Vous auriez eu raison de vous méfier de cette personne.You would have been right to distrust that person.
Ils auraient eu besoin d'aide pour terminer ce projet.They would have needed help to finish this project.
Avant ton arrivée, j'avais eu une longue conversation avec Paul.Before your arrival, I had had a long conversation with Paul.
Tu avais eu raison de nous mettre en garde.You had been right to warn us.
Il avait eu la grippe pendant tout le mois de janvier.He had had the flu throughout January.
Nous avions eu beaucoup de chance d'éviter l'accident.We had been very lucky to avoid the accident.
Vous aviez eu tort de lui faire confiance aveuglément.You were wrong to trust him blindly.
Les touristes avaient eu du mal à comprendre les indications.The tourists had difficulty understanding the directions.
Quand tu reviendras, j'aurai eu le temps de tout ranger.When you come back, I will have had time to put everything away.
Tu auras eu largement le temps de réfléchir à ma proposition.You will have plenty of time to consider my proposal.
Il aura eu soixante ans quand il prendra sa retraite.He will have been sixty when he retires.
Nous aurons eu l'occasion de tester ce nouveau produit.We will have had the opportunity to test this new product.
Vous aurez eu tort de ne pas écouter nos conseils.You would have been wrong not to listen to our advice.
Ils auront eu le temps de bien préparer leur présentation.They will have had time to prepare their presentation well.
Ce jour-là, j'eus soudain une idée géniale pour résoudre le problème.That day I suddenly had a great idea to solve the problem.
Tu eus la sagesse de ne pas répondre à cette provocation.You had the wisdom not to respond to that provocation.
Le héros eut le courage d'affronter le dragon.The hero had the courage to confront the dragon.
Nous eûmes la chance d'assister à ce spectacle extraordinaire.We had the chance to see this extraordinary show.
Vous eûtes raison de partir avant l'orage.You were right to leave before the storm.
Les explorateurs eurent du mal à survivre dans ce climat hostile.The explorers had difficulty surviving in this hostile climate.
Il faut que j'aie fini ce rapport avant demain matin.I must finish this report before tomorrow morning.
Je doute que tu aies le temps de tout terminer aujourd'hui.I doubt you have time to finish everything today.
Il est important qu'il ait confiance en ses capacités.It is important that he has confidence in his abilities.
Il est essentiel que nous ayons votre accord pour continuer.It is essential that we have your agreement to continue.
Je suis content que vous ayez enfin trouvé un appartement.I'm happy that you finally found an apartment.
Il faut qu'ils aient terminé leurs devoirs avant de sortir.They must have finished their homework before going out.
Il est possible que j'aie eu tort de lui faire confiance.It's possible I was wrong to trust him.
Je suis content que tu aies eu cette opportunité.I am happy that you had this opportunity.
Il se peut qu'il ait eu des problèmes de santé.He may have had health problems.
Je suis fier que nous ayons eu le courage de dire la vérité.I am proud that we had the courage to tell the truth.
Il est étonnant que vous ayez eu si peu de difficultés.It is surprising that you had so little difficulty.
Je ne crois pas qu'ils aient eu suffisamment de temps.I don't believe they had enough time.
Aie confiance en toi et tout ira bien !Have confidence in yourself and everything will be fine!
Ayons le courage de dire ce que nous pensons vraiment.Let's have the courage to say what we really think.
Ayez la gentillesse de fermer la porte en sortant.Be kind enough to close the door on your way out.