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avoir: Conjugation

The avoir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb avoir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of avoir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of avoir at the end of this page.

Present	Perfect
j' ai tu as il/elle a nous avons vous avez ils/elles ont Pronounce these verb forms	j' ai eu tu as eu il/elle a eu nous avons eu vous avez eu ils/elles ont eu Pronounce these verb forms
Imperfect	Pluperfect
j' avais tu avais il/elle avait nous avions vous aviez ils/elles avaient Pronounce these verb forms	j' avais eu tu avais eu il/elle avait eu nous avions eu vous aviez eu ils/elles avaient eu Pronounce these verb forms
Future	Future-perfect
j' aurai tu auras il/elle aura nous aurons vous aurez ils/elles auront Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurai eu tu auras eu il/elle aura eu nous aurons eu vous aurez eu ils/elles auront eu Pronounce these verb forms
Conditional	Conditional perfect
j' aurais tu aurais il/elle aurait nous aurions vous auriez ils/elles auraient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurais eu tu aurais eu il/elle aurait eu nous aurions eu vous auriez eu ils/elles auraient eu Pronounce these verb forms
Present subjunctive	Perfect subjunctive
j' aie tu aies il/elle ait nous ayons vous ayez ils/elles aient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aie eu tu aies eu il/elle ait eu nous ayons eu vous ayez eu ils/elles aient eu Pronounce these verb forms
Past historic	Past anterior
j' eus tu eus il/elle eut nous eûmes vous eûtes ils/elles eurent Pronounce these verb forms	j' eus eu tu eus eu il/elle eut eu nous eûmes eu vous eûtes eu ils/elles eurent eu Pronounce these verb forms

Various forms of the verb avoir are among the most commonly occurring French verb forms.

The verb avoir is also one of a few common but highly irregular French verbs:

• It has more present tense forms than other verbs;
• It is one of only four in the language to have a 3rd person plural form ending in -ont;
• It is one of few to have irregular subjunctive forms;
• It is practically the only verb to have an irregular present participle that does not share the stem of the nous present tense form;
• It has an irregular future stem caused by the vocalisation of v (avr- > aur-).

As well as its meaning of to have as in possession, this verb also means to have as an auxiliary: il a fait = he has done. For more information, see the grammar pages on the perfect tense.