4. presentTenseAvoir Flashcards

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

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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!

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

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

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

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4) I _____________ a friend named Emilie.

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

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5) This book sounds interesting.

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5) Ce livre a l’air intéressant.

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6) - Are you cold?
- No, I’m hot!

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

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

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

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

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

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9) This teacher _____________ a lot of patience.

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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.

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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.

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11) Ils _____________ trois enfants.

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

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

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13) We are looking forward to going on vacation.

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13) Nous avons hâte de partir en vacances.

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They have a big house.

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Ils ont une grande maison.

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You have a dog?

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Tu as un chien ?

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She has blond hair.

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

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You have brown eyes.

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Vous avez les yeux bruns.

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How old are you?

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Tu as quel âge ?

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I’m 30.

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J’ai trente ans.

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You are right.

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Vous avez raison.
to be right
avoir raison

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You are wrong.

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

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I am used to exercising* every day.

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

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You are lucky.

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

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I need a vacation.

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

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I crave an ice cream.

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

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I’m looking forward to going on vacation.

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

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She seems happy * since she lives in Paris.

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

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He has a headache today.

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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)

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

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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.

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

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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

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I have a car. I don’t have a car.

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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

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I have problems. I do not have problems

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

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Rule for avoir, negation structure:

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Rule for avoir, negation structure: Je ne <verb> 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.</verb>

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There is a house. There are houses. & negate

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

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There is [not] a train.

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

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What is short for Il y a?

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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.

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We are not early.

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Nous ne sommes pas en avance.

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She does not have a meeting tomorrow.

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Elle n’a pas de reunion demain.

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I am not free today.

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Je ne suis pas libre aujourd’hui.

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My friends are not often late.

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Mes amis ne sont pas souvent en retard.

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You are not in Paris this week?

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Tu n’es pas a Paris cette semaine?

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

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

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He does not have kids.

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Il n’a pas d’enfants.

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You are not hot?

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Tu n’as pas chaud?

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

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

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There is no bookstore on my street.

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Il n’y a pas de librarie dans ma rue.

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I don’t have a dog, but I have a cat.

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

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You are not sick?

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Tu n’es pas malade?

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

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