French verb conjugation
avoir conjugation
to have
avoir means "to have" in English. It's a irregular 3rd group verb that takes the auxiliary avoir in compound tenses. Below are the full conjugation tables for every tense you'll need from CEFR A1 to C1.
Conjugate avoir in French
Indicatif
Présent (indicative)
| je | ai |
|---|---|
| tu | as |
| il | a |
| nous | avons |
| vous | avez |
| ils | ont |
Examples in use
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J'ai deux frères et une sœur.
I have two brothers and one sister.
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Tu as raison, c'est une bonne idée.
You are right, it's a good idea.
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Il a trente ans aujourd'hui.
He is thirty years old today.
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Nous avons une grande maison à la campagne.
We have a big house in the countryside.
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Vous avez un message de votre mère.
You have a message from your mother.
Passé composé
| je | ai eu |
|---|---|
| tu | as eu |
| il | a eu |
| nous | avons eu |
| vous | avez eu |
| ils | ont eu |
Examples in use
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Hier, j'ai eu une excellente idée pour le projet.
Yesterday, I had an excellent idea for the project.
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Tu as eu raison ce matin sur le choix du restaurant.
You were right this morning about the restaurant choice.
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Elle a eu un petit accident la semaine dernière.
She had a small accident last week.
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Nous avons eu beaucoup de chance vendredi soir.
We had a lot of luck on Friday night.
Imparfait
| je | avais |
|---|---|
| tu | avais |
| il | avait |
| nous | avions |
| vous | aviez |
| ils | avaient |
Examples in use
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À cette époque, j'avais vingt ans seulement.
At that time, I was only twenty years old.
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Tu avais toujours raison quand on était petits.
You were always right when we were little.
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Autrefois, il avait une belle voiture rouge.
In the old days, he had a beautiful red car.
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Chaque dimanche, nous avions un grand déjeuner familial.
Every Sunday, we had a big family lunch.
Plus-que-parfait
| je | avais eu |
|---|---|
| tu | avais eu |
| il | avait eu |
| nous | avions eu |
| vous | aviez eu |
| ils | avaient eu |
Examples in use
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Je ne savais pas que j'avais eu tort sur ce point.
I didn't know that I had been wrong on that point.
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Il m'a dit que tu avais eu un problème avec ta voiture.
He told me you had had a problem with your car.
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Avant la promotion, elle avait eu trois jobs en deux ans.
Before the promotion, she had had three jobs in two years.
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Quand on s'est revus, nous avions eu chacun nos propres vies.
When we saw each other again, we had each had our own lives.
Futur simple
| je | aurai |
|---|---|
| tu | auras |
| il | aura |
| nous | aurons |
| vous | aurez |
| ils | auront |
Examples in use
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Demain, j'aurai une réunion importante au bureau.
Tomorrow, I will have an important meeting at the office.
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L'année prochaine, tu auras trente ans.
Next year, you will be thirty.
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Dans deux mois, elle aura son diplôme en poche.
In two months, she will have her diploma in hand.
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Plus tard, nous aurons une grande maison à la campagne.
Later, we will have a big house in the countryside.
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J'aurai trente ans l'année prochaine.
I will be thirty next year.
Futur antérieur
| je | aurai eu |
|---|---|
| tu | auras eu |
| il | aura eu |
| nous | aurons eu |
| vous | aurez eu |
| ils | auront eu |
Examples in use
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J'aurai eu eu le temps de finir.
I will have had the time to finish.
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Tu auras eu eu ta réponse avant ce soir.
You will have had your answer before tonight.
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Il aura eu eu trente ans demain.
He will have turned thirty tomorrow.
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Nous aurons eu eu de la chance.
We will have had luck.
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Ils auront eu eu leur diplôme bientôt.
They will have gotten their diploma soon.
Conditionnel
Conditionnel présent
| je | aurais |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais |
| il | aurait |
| nous | aurions |
| vous | auriez |
| ils | auraient |
Examples in use
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Si je gagnais au loto, j'aurais une grande maison.
If I won the lottery, I would have a big house.
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Tu aurais une minute pour m'aider, s'il te plaît ?
Would you have a minute to help me, please?
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Sans tes conseils, elle aurait beaucoup plus de difficultés.
Without your advice, she would have a lot more difficulties.
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Avec un peu plus de temps, nous aurions fini le projet.
With a little more time, we would have the project finished.
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J'aurais besoin d'un café, s'il te plaît.
I would need a coffee, please.
Conditionnel passé
| je | aurais eu |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais eu |
| il | aurait eu |
| nous | aurions eu |
| vous | auriez eu |
| ils | auraient eu |
Examples in use
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Avec plus de chance, j'aurais eu ce poste.
With more luck, I would have had that job.
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Sans cette aide, tu aurais eu beaucoup de difficultés.
Without that help, you would have had a lot of difficulties.
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Sans ses parents, elle aurait eu une enfance très difficile.
Without her parents, she would have had a very difficult childhood.
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Avec ton aide, nous aurions eu fini le projet à temps.
With your help, we would have had the project finished on time.
Subjonctif
Subjonctif présent
| je | aie |
|---|---|
| tu | aies |
| il | ait |
| nous | ayons |
| vous | ayez |
| ils | aient |
Examples in use
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Il faut que j'aie plus de patience.
I need to have more patience.
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Je veux que tu aies confiance en toi.
I want you to have confidence in yourself.
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Je suis content qu'elle ait enfin de bonnes nouvelles.
I'm happy that she finally has good news.
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Il est possible que nous ayons un retard demain.
It's possible that we'll have a delay tomorrow.
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Il faut que j'aie plus de patience.
I need to have more patience.
Subjonctif passé
| je | aie eu |
|---|---|
| tu | aies eu |
| il | ait eu |
| nous | ayons eu |
| vous | ayez eu |
| ils | aient eu |
Examples in use
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Je doute que tu aies eu vraiment le temps de finir.
I doubt you really had the time to finish.
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Je suis désolé qu'elle ait eu tant de problèmes.
I'm sorry that she had so many problems.
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Bien que nous ayons eu des difficultés, on a réussi.
Although we had difficulties, we succeeded.
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Je regrette que j'aie eu tort.
I regret that I have been wrong.
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Je suis content que tu aies eu tout ce que tu voulais.
I'm glad you have had everything you wanted.
Impératif
Impératif
| tu | aie |
|---|---|
| nous | ayons |
| vous | ayez |
Examples in use
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aie confiance, tout ira bien.
Have confidence, everything will be fine.
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ayons du courage face à cette épreuve.
Let's have courage in the face of this trial.
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ayez la gentillesse de m'attendre.
Have the kindness to wait for me.
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