1. Expressing AGE in French The verb AVOIR

2. How to use AVOIR The verb AVOIR means “to ____________” When written as A-V-O-I-R, the verb is in its ____________ form. – This means that the verb has not yet been ____________ with a subject. – When a verb in its infinitive form is translated into English, it has the word “________” in from of it.

3. Subject Pronouns The verb avoir can be conjugated with nouns, or with subject pronouns. – A ____________is a word which takes the place of another noun. The ball  ____________ Susie  ____________ A ____________ ____________is a pronoun which replaces the ____________of a sentence.

4. Subject Pronouns In English, subject pronouns are classified by ____________ and ____________. SINGULARPLURAL 1 ST PERSON 2 ND PERSON 3 RD PERSON

5. Subject Pronouns In French, subject pronouns are classified in the same way: SUNGULIERPLURIEL 1ER PERSONNE 2EME PERSONNE 3EME PERSONNE

6. AVOIR and subject pronouns The verb AVOIR is conjugated according to the 6 different subject pronouns SUNGULIERPLURIEL 1ER PERSONNEj‘ainous avon 2EME PERSONNEtu asvous avez 3EME PERSONNEil a, elle ails ont, elles ont

7. How to use AVOIR AVOIR is useful in talking about what objects someone HAS. – J’ai un crayon ____________________________________. – Tu as un stylo. ____________________________________. – Elles ont des livres. ____________________________________.

8. AVOIR and AGE AVOIR is also used to express someone’s AGE. – In English, we express age suing the verb to ____________. I AM __ years old. But in French, we say someone ____________ a certain number of years. – Elle a douze ans. She is / has twelve years.

9. Phrases to express age There are several useful phrases to express age with AVOIR – ____________________________________ ? How old are you? – ____________________________________. I am __ years old.

10. – ____________________________________ ? How old is your father? – ____________________________________. He is fifty years old.

11. – ____________________________________ ? How old is your mother? – ____________________________________. She is forty-eight years old.

12. Special note… Even though “years old” is used in English, the French only say “years” – ANS Il a vingt ans – He’s twenty (years old)

13. PRATIQUE Maintenant, à toi! – DEVOIRS: P. 47, ex. 3 – Ask FIVE of your classmates how old they are. Record your question and their answers. P. 47 ex. 4 – Give the AGES ONLY for each person, according to the candles on their cake. You do not have to record your question. P. 47, ex. 5 – Give the ages for each of the personal acquaintance named. You do not have to record your question.