2B Present Tense of "Avoir"

Question 1

Je—–>

Answer 1

J’AI

I have

Question 2

Tu—–>

Answer 2

AS

you have

Question 3

il/elle/on—–>

Answer 3

A

he/she/it/one has

Question 4

Nous—–>

Answer 4

AVONS

we have

Question 5

Vous—–>

Answer 5

AVEZ

you have

Question 6

ils/elles—–>

Answer 6

ONT

they have

Question 7

Liaison is required between the final consonants of ON, NOUS, VOUS, ILS, and ELLES and the first vowel of forms of AVOIR that follow them.

Answer 7

EXAMPLE

ON—A un prof sympa
(we have a nice professor)

VOUS—AVEZ deux stylos
(you have two pens)

when the final consonant is an “-S”, pronounce it as a “Z” before the verb forms

Question 8

An INDEFINITE ARTICLE, whether singular or plural, usually becomes “DE/D’ “ after a negation

Answer 8

EXAMPLE

Je n’ai pas DE cours difficile
(I do not have a difficult class)

Il n’a pas D’examens
(He does not have exams)

Question 9

AVOIR is used in certain set expressions where English generally uses “to be” or “to feel”

Answer 9

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Question 10

the expressions AVOIR BESOIN DE, AVOIR HONTE DE, AVOIR PEUR DE, and AVOIR ENVIE DE can be followed by either a noun or a verb

Answer 10

EXAMPLE

j’AI BESOIN D’une calculatrice
(I need a calculator)

Laure A PEUR DES serpents
(Laure is afraid of snakes)