French grammar A1 · Lesson 2 of 4
être and avoir
(to be) and (to have) are the two most used verbs, and both are irregular. : , , , , , . : , , , , , .
French uses where English uses to be, for age, hunger, thirst, heat and cold: , , .
Several forms sound alike: and , and , and , and . The subject tells you which one to write.
Examples
- Je suis étudiant et j'ai dix-neuf ans.
- Tu es fatigué ?
- Elle a un chien.
- Nous sommes à la maison.
- Ils ont faim.