French Verbs – Present Tense of Avoir and Être

Avoir (‘to have’) and être (‘to be’) are two of the most commonly used verbs in both French and English, so it makes sense to start with these as you will be using them all the time! In this lesson, we take a look first at the present tense of these two verbs.

Part 1: Avoir

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Now we can see what we’ve learned. Look at the English and see if you can provide the French for the following:

I have	Show j’ai
You have (informal)	Show tu as
He has, it has	Show il a
She has, it has	Show elle a
We have	Show nous avons
You have	Show vous avez
They have (masc. pl.)	Show ils ont
They have (fem. pl.)	Show elles ont

Part 2: Être

Now we can see what we’ve learned. Look at the English and see if you can provide the French for the following:

I am	Show je suis
You are (informal)	Show tu es
He is, it is	Show il est
She is, it is	Show elle est
We are	Show nous sommes
You are	Show vous êtes
They are (masc. pl.)	Show ils sont
They are (fem. pl.)	Show elles sont

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