avoir — to have; to own; to possess; to get; to have (to experience or suffer from a state or condition)
avoir is the #5 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to have; to own; to possess; to get; to have (to experience or suffer from a state or condition)” and is pronounced /a.vwaʁ/.
#5frequency rank
2.22%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of avoir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| avoir | infinitive | to have |
| ayant | -ing form | having |
| eu | past participle | had |
| ai | I · present | I have |
| as | you · present | you have |
| a | he/she · present | he/she has |
| avons | we · present | we have |
| avez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| ont | they · present | they have |
| avais | I · imperfect | I used to have |
| avais | you · imperfect | you used to have |
| avait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to have |
| avions | we · imperfect | we used to have |
| aviez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to have |
| avaient | they · imperfect | they used to have |
| eus | I · past | I had |
| eus | you · past | you had |
| eut | he/she · past | he/she had |
| eûmes | we · past | we had |
| eûtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| eurent | they · past | they had |
| aurai | I · future | I will have |
| auras | you · future | you will have |
| aura | he/she · future | he/she will have |
| aurons | we · future | we will have |
| aurez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will have |
| auront | they · future | they will have |
| aurais | I · conditional | I would have |
| aurais | you · conditional | you would have |
| aurait | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| aurions | we · conditional | we would have |
| auriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would have |
| auraient | they · conditional | they would have |
| aie | I · subjunctive present | (that) I have |
| aies | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| ait | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she have |
| ayons | we · subjunctive present | (that) we have |
| ayez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) have |
| aient | they · subjunctive present | (that) they have |
| eusse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I had |
| eusses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you had |
| eût | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she had |
| eussions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we had |
| eussiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) had |
| eussent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they had |
| aie | you · command | have! |
| ayons | we · command | have! (to several) |
| ayez | you (pl.) · command | have! (to several) |