Le verbe irrégulier AVOIR

Question 1

I have a backpack.

Answer 1

J’ai un sac à dos.

Question 2

I have some pencils.

Answer 2

J’ai des crayons.

Question 3

The principal has a large desk.

Answer 3

Le directeur (la directrice) a un grand bureau.

Question 4

You (s) have a red notebook.

Answer 4

Tu as un cahier rouge.

Question 5

She has a white eraser.

Answer 5

Elle a une gomme blanche.

Remember: “gomme” is feminine which requires that “blanc” become “blanche”

Question 6

Who has the pencil sharpener?

Answer 6

Qui a le taille-crayon?

Question 7

Do you have a pencil?

Answer 7

Est-ce que vous avez un crayon?

Avez-vous un crayon?

Est-ce que tu as un crayon?

As-tu un crayon?

Question 8

We have French with Madame.

Answer 8

Nous avons le français (la classe de français) avec Madame.

Question 9

You (pl) have a big car.

Answer 9

Vous avez une grande voiture (auto).

Question 10

They (m) have four friends.

Answer 10

Ils ont quatre amis / amies.

Because the gender of “friends” is not specified, it defaults to “masculine plural”.

Question 11

They (f) have two teachers.

Answer 11

Elles ont deux enseignants / professeurs.

Because the gender of the teachers is not specified, it defaults to “masculine plural”. However, you would not be wrong to say “enseignantes/professeures”.

Also, “enseignants” is for upper elementary/middle school teachers whereas “professeurs” is for upper high school/college/university.

Question 12

We (informal) have chocolate.

Answer 12

On a du chocolat.

“On” can mean “people, we, they, one” and is usually used in spoken French.

It is a more informal way of saying “Nous”.