Point de départ The verb avoir (to have) is used frequently. You will have to memorize each of its present tense forms because they are irregular.

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1 Point de départ The verb avoir (to have) is used frequently. You will have to memorize each of its present tense forms because they are irregular. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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3 Liaison is required between the final consonants of on, nous, vous, ils, and elles and the forms of avoir that follow them. When the final consonant is an -s, pronounce it as a z before the verb forms. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

4 Keep in mind that an indefinite article, whether singular or plural, usually becomes de/d’ after a negation. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

5 The verb avoir is used in certain idiomatic or set expressions where English generally uses to be or to feel. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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7 The command forms of avoir are irregular: aie, ayons, ayez.
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8 Essayez! Complete the sentences with the correct forms of avoir.
1. La température est de degrés Celsius. Nous _____ chaud. 2. En Alaska, en décembre, vous _____ froid. 3. Martine écoute la radio et elle _____ envie de danser. 4. Ils _____ besoin d’une calculatrice pour le devoir. 5. N’ _____ pas peur des insectes. 6. Sébastien pense que je travaille aujourd’hui. Il _____ raison. 7. J’_____ cours d’économie le lundi et le mercredi. 8. Mes amis voyagent beaucoup. Ils _____ de la chance. 9. Mohammed _____ deux cousins à Marseille. 10. Vous _____ un grand appartement. avons © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.