Conjugation of the verb avoir by the times

Learners of French are faced with the need to memorize many verbs, their endings and times. One of the most used is the representative of the 3rd group avoir . Knowing its conjugation is necessary, because, firstly, it is used in many stable turns, and secondly, it is an auxiliary verb for the formation of several time forms.

The meaning of the verb

Its main meaning is "to have, to possess something"

• As-tu un chat? - Do you have a cat?
• Cet enfant a beaucoup de jouets. - This child (has) a lot of toys.

In this sense, it is equated to English to have . In the translation, the word "is", as a rule, is omitted.

Another meaning is "to gain, to own something"

• J'aimerais avoir un colier d'or. - I would like to get a gold necklace.

Conjugation of the verb avoir in indicative and conditional-subjunctive moods

Consider how the verb forms change in such times as the present (Présent), the unfinished past (Imparfait), the future simple (Futur Simple), the past complex (Passé composé), and also the conditional (Conditionnel) and subjunctive (Subjonctif) moods.

In the Présent de l'indicatif, the conjugation of the French verb avoir should be remembered. It makes the task easier that in almost all forms, except for 3 persons of the plural, there is an initial vowel infinitive, and the pronunciation of all forms occurs according to the rules. In Imparfait, the following pattern can be traced: from the infinitive two initial letters (-av) are taken, the corresponding endings, starting with -ai (-ais, -ais, -ait, -aient), and the vowel -i (-ions, - Iez).

In Futur, the conjugation of the verb avoir is characterized by the presence of the consonant -r before the end, with the base being changed to -aur. Looking closely at the table, you can see that the endings in Futur Simple are identical to the endings in Présent, only the basics change.

In the present conditional mood (Présent du conditionnel) the basis is the same as in the future simple (-aur), and the endings coincide with Imparfait. In the subjunctive mood of the present tense (Présent du subjonctif), before the unpronounceable endings, the -ai base is used (for 1,2,3 persons of the singular and 3 persons of the plural), and -ay (for 2 and 3 persons of the plural) is used before the pronounced ones.

Finally, the Passé Composé, without which neither oral nor written speech of the French, requires the participation of both the main verb in the form of the past participle and the auxiliary verb-ligament. In the case of avoir, you need to use this verb twice: first as an auxiliary (the forms will coincide with the conjugation in the present tense), then its participle eu .

The use of the verb as an auxiliary

To form the Passé Composé, one needs to know the conjugation of the verb avoir in the present tense. It is to him (less often to être) the participles of semantic verbs will be attached. The image shows how the Passé Composé process takes place. The participles necessary for conjugation can be found in dictionaries and reference books. For the correct verbs of groups 1 and 2, it is enough just to discard the final consonant -r from the infinitive, and in the first group additionally above the final vowel -e put the accent aigu (é).

Example: parler - j'ai parlé (1 group); Rougir - tu as rougi (2nd group); Être - elle a été; Mettre - nous avons mis (3rd group), etc.

Stable word combinations

Learning French, the conjugation of the verb avoir will be needed to replenish its lexical baggage. In the following expressions, presented in the table, nouns without articles are added to the verb.

To this list, you can also add combinations in which the noun is used with a definite article. As a rule, they continue the preposition de and the infinitive.

• Avoir le temps - have time, have time.
• Avoir l'habitude - to have a habit.
• Avoir la chance - work out.
• Avoir l'idée - come up, think.

These and other designs adorn spoken and written speech, and by learning the conjugation of the verb avoir , they will easily be used in any situation.