French Verb Conjugations
Avoir is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it into every tense and mood, followed by a quiz.
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai | avais | aurai | aurais | aie | eusse | ||
| tu | as | avais | auras | aurais | aies | eusses | ||
| il | a | avait | aura | aurait | ait | eût | ||
| nous | avons | avions | aurons | aurions | ayons | eussions | ||
| vous | avez | aviez | aurez | auriez | ayez | eussiez | ||
| ils | ont | avaient | auront | auraient | aient | eussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai eu | avais eu | aurai eu | aurais eu | aie eu | eusse eu | ||
| tu | as eu | avais eu | auras eu | aurais eu | aies eu | eusses eu | ||
| il | a eu | avait eu | aura eu | aurait eu | ait eu | eût eu | ||
| nous | avons eu | avions eu | aurons eu | aurions eu | ayons eu | eussions eu | ||
| vous | avez eu | aviez eu | aurez eu | auriez eu | ayez eu | eussiez eu | ||
| ils | ont eu | avaient eu | auront eu | auraient eu | aient eu | eussent eu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | eus | eus eu | (tu) | aie | Present | ayant | ||
| tu | eus | eus eu | (nous) | ayons | Past | eu | ||
| il | eut | eut eu | (vous) | ayez | Perfect | ayant eu | ||
| nous | eûmes | eûmes eu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | eûtes | eûtes eu | (tu) | aie eu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | eurent | eurent eu | (nous) | ayons eu | avoir eu | |||
| (vous) | ayez eu | |||||||
Avoir is an irregular French -ir verb.
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