How do you use avoir in a sentence in French?
How do you use avoir in a sentence in French?
Examples and resources
- Vous avez les mêmes yeux. You have the same eyes.
- Il a les yeux bleus. He has blue eyes.
- Tu as une sœur. You have a sister.
- J’ai un chien. I have a dog.
- Ils ont un bébé. They have a baby.
- Nous avons deux chats. We have two cats.
- Tu as vraiment des yeux de lynx !
- Elle a une souris.
What is the past participle for avoir?
Common irregular past participles used with avoir for the perfect tense
| Verb | Past participle | English |
|---|---|---|
| avoir | eu | had |
| boire | bu | drunk |
| comprendre | compris | understood |
| connaître | connu | known |
What does avoir mean in passé composé?
Avoir (to have) is the most common helping verb. If you ever find yourself in the middle of a conversation wondering whether to use avoir or être to conjugate in the passé composé, choose avoir. It’s the most common helping verb and is likely to be the one you need.
How do you conjugate passé composé?
To conjugate the passé composé we use the present tense of avoir or être as an auxiliary verb, followed by the past participle (participe passé) of the main verb. In negative sentences, the past participle comes after the second part of the negation (pas). Example: J’ai rigolé.
Is faire avoir or être?
In French and in English, the verbs être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), and faire (to do) are probably the most used verbs of our repertoire, which is also why they have become so twisted. Like your favorite sneakers, the more you use them, the more worn out and deformed they become!
How to use Passe Compose with regular verbs?
To form the past participle of regular French –RE verbs, we have to drop the infinitive –RE ending and replace it with –U : The Passé Composé has three possible English translations. For example, j’ai joué can mean: Here are the full conjugations for regular -ER/-IR/-RE verbs with AVOIR in the Passé Composé (Past Tense) : … … … …
When to use etre or avoir in Passe Compose?
Once you know the verb you want to conjugate in the passé composé uses “avoir”, you simply need to conjugate avoir in the present tense and add the past participle. Être is less common than “avoir” as a helping verb but a few common French verbs use it when conjugated in the passé composé.
How to form the past participle of regular French verbs?
To form the past participle of regular French –IR verbs, we have to drop the infinitive –IR ending and replace it with –I : To form the past participle of regular French –RE verbs, we have to drop the infinitive –RE ending and replace it with –U : The Passé Composé has three possible English translations. For example, j’ai joué can mean:
How is the Passe Compose of the verb Parler pronounced?
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the passé composé of the verb ‘parler’. The past participle (parlé) is pronounced the same as the infinitive (parler), even though they are spelled differently. parler ‘to talk’ j’ai parlé, I (have) talked nous avons parlé, we (have) talked tu as parlé, you (have) talked vous avez parlé, you (have) talked
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