2. Le verbe AVOIR au présent To Have

3. About Avoir  It is an irregular verb. The conjugation does not follow the same pattern as –er verbs.  Avoir is also used as a helping verb in the past tense (I have studied, I have learned, etc.) So you MUST memorize it because it will be used OVER & OVER!

4. Avoir  J’ai  Tu as  Il a  Elle a  On a  Nous avons  Vous avez  Ils ont  Elles ont

5. To have  I have  You have  He has  She has  One has  We have  You have (ya’ll)  They have (m,m&f)  They have (f)

6.  Used to express ownership  Used to express age (Il a deux ans. He has two years.)  Liason between the S and the vowel is pronounced like a Z. Ils_ont

7. Les expressions avec « avoir »  avoir à + infinitive to have to do something  avoir besoin de to need  avoir chaud to be hot  avoir confiance en to trust  avoir de la chance to be lucky  avoir du charme to have charm  avoir du chien (informal) to be attractive, have a certain something  avoir envie de to want  avoir faim to be hungry  avoir froid to be cold  avoir honte de to be ashamed of/about  avoir horreur de to detest/loathe  avoir l'air (de) to look (like)  avoir peur de to be afraid  avoir raison to be right  avoir soif to be thirsty  avoir sommeil to be sleepy  avoir tort to be wrong  avoir un chat dans la gorge to have a frog in one's throat  avoir le fou rire to have the giggles  avoir le mal de mer to be seasick