The French verb avoir means "to have". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of avoir is j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is ayant and its past participle is eu. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| j' | ai (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | as (irregular) | |
| il/ | a (irregular) | |
| nous | avons (irregular) | |
| vous | avez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | ont (irregular) |
| j' | ai eu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as eu (irregular) |
| il/ | a eu (irregular) |
| nous | avons eu (irregular) |
| vous | avez eu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont eu (irregular) |
| j' | avais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | avais (irregular) |
| il/ | avait (irregular) |
| nous | avions (irregular) |
| vous | aviez (irregular) |
| ils/ | avaient (irregular) |
| j' | aurai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | auras (irregular) |
| il/ | aura (irregular) |
| nous | aurons (irregular) |
| vous | aurez (irregular) |
| ils/ | auront (irregular) |
| j' | aurais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais (irregular) |
| il/ | aurait (irregular) |
| nous | aurions (irregular) |
| vous | auriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | auraient (irregular) |
| que j' | aie (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | aies (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | ait (irregular) |
| que nous | ayons (irregular) |
| que vous | ayez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | aient (irregular) |
| tu | aie (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | ayons (irregular) |
| vous | ayez (irregular) |
Avoir is irregular. Its forms use several stems, including ai, av, and aur, and its participles are ayant and eu.
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No. Avoir is irregular.
The forms are ai, as, a, avons, avez, and ont.
The present participle is ayant, the past participle is eu, and the auxiliary is avoir.