The conjugation of avoir (to have) in the present tense is: J’ai, tu as, il/elle/on a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont.
Avoir conjugation with audio
These are the six most important tenses you can start using for French conversations today!
Present (présent)
j’ai – I have
tu as – you have
il, elle a – he, she has
nous avons – we have
vous avez – you have
ils, elles ont – they have
Passé composé
j’ai eu – I had
tu as eu – you had
il, elle a eu – he, she had
nous avons eu – we had
vous avez eu – you had
ils, elles ont eu – they had
Imperfect (imparfait)
j’avais – I had / used to have
tu avais – you had
il, elle avait – he, she had
nous avions – we had
vous aviez – you had
ils, elles avaient – they had
Simple future (futur simple)
j’aurai – I will have
tu auras – you will have
il, elle aura – he, she will have
nous aurons – we will have
vous aurez – you will have
ils, elles auront – they will have
Conditional (conditionnel)
j’aurais – I would have
tu aurais – you would have
il, elle aurait – he, she would have
nous aurions – we would have
vous auriez – you would have
ils, elles auraient – they would have
Subjunctive (subjonctif)
que j’aie – that I have
que tu aies – that you have
qu’il, elle ait – that he, she has
que nous ayons – that we have
que vous ayez – that you have
qu’ils, elles aient – that they have
Next verb: Faire (to make, to do)
Complete Multi-Tense Chart
| Present j’ai tu as il, elle a nous avons vous avez ils, elles ont | Passé simple j’eus tu eus il, elle eut nous eûmes vous eûtes ils, elles eurent | Imperfect j’avais tu avais il, elle avait nous avions vous aviez ils, elles avaient | Simple future j’aurai tu auras il, elle aura nous aurons vous aurez ils, elles auront |
| Passé composé j’ai eu tu as eu il, elle a eu nous avons eu vous avez eu ils, elles ont eu | Past anterior j’eus eu tu eus eu il, elle eut eu nous eûmes eu vous eûtes eu ils, elles eurent eu | Pluperfect j’avais eu tu avais eu il, elle avait eu nous avions eu vous aviez eu ils, elles avaient eu | Future perfect j’aurai eu tu auras eu il, elle aura eu nous aurons eu vous aurez eu ils, elles auront eu |
| Present subjunctive que j’aie que tu aies qu’il, qu’elle ait que nous ayons que vous ayez qu’ils, qu’elles aient | Past subjunctive que j’aie eu que tu aies eu qu’il, qu’elle ait eu que nous ayons eu que vous ayez eu qu’ils, qu’elles aient eu | Imperfect subjunctive que j’eusse que tu eusses qu’il, qu’elle eût que nous eussions que vous eussiez qu’ils, qu’elles eussent | Pluperfect subjunctive que j’eusse eu que tu eusses eu qu’il, qu’elle eût eu que nous eussions eu que vous eussiez eu qu’ils, qu’elles eussent eu |
| Present conditional j’aurais tu aurais il, elle aurait nous aurions vous auriez ils, elles auraient | Past conditional I j’aurais eu tu aurais eu il, elle aurait eu nous aurions eu vous auriez eu ils, elles auraient eu | Past conditional II j’eusse eu tu eusses eu il, elle eût eu nous eussions eu vous eussiez eu ils, qu’elles eussent eu | |
| Present imperative aie ayons ayez | Present infinitive avoir | Present participle ayant | |
| Past imperative aie eu ayons eu ayez eu | Past infinitive avoir eu | Past participle eu |
Avoir Conjugation Practice in Spoken French
Je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps aujourd’hui.
I do not have much time today.
Elle a eu une bonne idée hier.
She had a good idea yesterday.
Quand nous étions jeunes, nous avions un chien.
When we were young, we had a dog.
Tu auras plus de temps demain.
You will have more time tomorrow.
Il aurait une meilleure vie ici s’il travaillait plus.
He would have a better life here if he worked more.
Il faut que vous ayez confiance.
You must have confidence.
Key Tenses for French Conversation
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