Stage 1 · A1

Level A1

Avoir in the present tense

Learn the six present forms of avoir and use them for possession, age and common expressions.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: etre-presentValidation threshold: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will conjugate avoir in the present and choose the correct form for each subject.

2. I discover

Compare: “J’ai un billet. Tu as vingt ans. Nous avons le temps.” What changes?

3. I understand

Avoir is irregular: j’ai, tu as, il/elle/on a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont. French also uses avoir for age and expressions such as avoir faim.

J’ai une carte.Tu as 25 ans.Il a faim.Nous avons un rendez-vous.Vous avez raison.Elles ont deux enfants.
Watch out

French uses avoir for age: “J’ai 30 ans”, not *je suis 30 ans*.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. I write / I speak

Write four sentences: possession, age, avoir faim and avoir un rendez-vous.

7. Check my learning

8. What I remember

j’ai · tu as · il/elle/on a · nous avons · vous avez · ils/elles ont.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can conjugate avoir in the present.
  • I can state my age with avoir.