4. presentTenseAvoir Flashcards by Ron Mann

1) - It’s my birthday today.
- Happy birthday ! How old are you ?
- I am forty years old.

1) - C’est mon anniversaire aujourd’hui.
- Joyeux anniversaire ! Tu as quel âge ?
- J’ ai quarante ans.

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2) - We _____________ an apartment in Paris.
- You _____________ lucky!

2) - Nous _____________ un appartement à Paris.
- Vous _____________ de la chance !

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3) They have a French lesson at ten o’clock.

3) Elles ont un cours de français à dix heures.

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4) I _____________ a friend named Emilie.

4) J’ _____________ une amie qui s’appelle Emilie.

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5) This book sounds interesting.

5) Ce livre a l’air intéressant.

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6) - Are you cold?
- No, I’m hot!

6) - Vous avez (as-tu) froid ?
- Non, j’ai chaud !

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7) - Do you _____________ a dog?
- No, I _____________ a cat.

7) - Tu _____________ un chien ?
- Non, j’ _____________ un chat.

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8) Are you _____________ hungry? I invite you to the restaurant!

8) Vous _____________ faim ? Je vous invite au restaurant !

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9) This teacher _____________ a lot of patience.

9) Ce professeur _____________ beaucoup de patience.

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10) - Do you have time to go to the cinema tonight?
- Sorry, I have an appointment.

10) - Tu as le temps pour aller au cinéma ce soir ?
- Désolé, j’ ai un rendez-vous.

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11) They _____________ three children.

11) Ils _____________ trois enfants.

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12) - Are you sick?
- Yes, I _____________ a headache.

12) - Tu es malade ?
- Oui, j’ ais mal à la tête.

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13) We are looking forward to going on vacation.

13) Nous avons hâte de partir en vacances.

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They have a big house.

Ils ont une grande maison.

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You have a dog?

Tu as un chien ?

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She has blond hair.

Elle a les cheveux blonds.
The article is needed in French : Elle a les cheveux blonds.

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You have brown eyes.

Vous avez les yeux bruns.

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How old are you?

Tu as quel âge ?

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I’m 30.

J’ai trente ans.

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You are right.

Vous avez raison.
to be right
avoir raison

You are wrong.

Désolé(e). J’ai eu tort.* (Past)
avoir tort

I am used to exercising* every day.

to be used to
J’ai l’habitude de faire du sport* tous les jours.*
avoir l’habitude de

You are lucky.

to be lucky
Tu as de la chance !
avoir de la chance

I need a vacation.

J’ai besoin de vacances*.to need
avoir besoin de
A lot of English verbs are translated by avoir + noun.

I crave an ice cream.

to want (to do something), to feel like (doing something), to crave: avoir envie de J’ai envie d’une glace*.

I'm looking forward to going on vacation.

to look forward to / to be excited to ⚠ avoir hâte de J’ai hâte de partir en vacances*.

She seems happy * since she lives in Paris.

to seem, to have an air of avoir l’air de Elle a l’air heureuse* depuis qu’elle habite à Paris.

He has a headache today.

Il a mal à la tête aujourd’hui.* to hurt (to have a headache, to have a sore throat, to have sore eyes) avoir mal (à la tête, à la gorge, aux yeux)

vacation go on vacation happy I was wrong to exercise every day His head hurts today.

Vacances (always plural) : vacation Partir en vacances : go on vacation Heureux / heureuse : happy J’ai eu tort : I was wrong Faire du sport : to exercise Tous les jours : every day Il a mal à la tête aujourd’hui : His head hurts today.

I am a man. I am not a man. I have a dog. I do not have a dog.

Je suis un homme. ➡ Je ne suis pas un homme. J’ai un chien. ➡ Je n’ai pas de chien. When the negation is about a noun la or de l’, the article becomes de with the articles un, une, des, du, de

I have a car. I don't have a car.

J’ai une voiture Je n’ai pas de voiture. When the negation is about a noun la or de l’, the article becomes de. with the articles un, une, des, du, de

I have problems. I do not have problems

J’ai des problèmes. Je n’ai pas de problème(s). We keep using de even with the plural.

Rule for avoir, negation structure:

Rule for avoir, negation structure: Je ne pas DE ... This rule is not only for AVOIR. It applies to all verbs except for ÊTRE. Je fais du sport ➡ Je ne fais pas de sport. Je mange un gâteau. ➡ Je ne mange pas de gâteau.

There is a house. There are houses. & negate

Il y a une maison. (There is a house.) Il y a des maisons. (There are houses.) Il n’y a pas de maison.

There is [not] a train.

Il y a un train. Il n’y a pas de train. Il n’y a pas de train.

What is short for Il y a?

y'a Y'a un train. Non, y’a pas d’ train. In informal French, il y a is often pronounced y’a and the e of de is silent.

We are not early.

Nous ne sommes pas en avance.

She does not have a meeting tomorrow.

Elle n'a pas de reunion demain.

I am not free today.

Je ne suis pas libre aujourd'hui.

My friends are not often late.

Mes amis ne sont pas souvent en retard.

You are not in Paris this week?

Tu n'es pas a Paris cette semaine?

Sorry, I don't have a reservation number. - It's not a problem.

Désolé, je n'ai pas de numéro de réservation. Ce ne pas un probleme.

He does not have kids.

Il n'a pas d'enfants.

You are not hot?

Tu n'as pas chaud?

Do you have 1 euro? Sorry, I don't have any money.

Tu as un euro? Désolé, je n'ai pas d'argent.

There is no bookstore on my street.

Il n'y a pas de librarie dans ma rue.

I don't have a dog, but I have a cat.

Je n'ai pas de chien, mais j'ai un chat.

You are not sick?

Tu n'es pas malade?

I don't have any bread. I am going to the boulangerie to buy a baguette.

Je n'ai pas de pain. Je vais a la boulangerie acheter une baguette.