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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.
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