Grammar

Do you have a question on present perfect, prepositions or negation? These aids will allow you to review conjugations and know by heart French grammar rules.

Grammar / The verb "avoir" in the present tense and "il y a"

A1 Breakthrough

Avoir	Avoir (negative form)
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. J'ai	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Je n'ai pas
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Tu as	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Tu n'as pas
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Il, elle, on a	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Il, elle, on n'a pas
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Nous avons	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Nous n'avons pas
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Vous avez	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Vous n'avez pas
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Ils, elles ont	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Ils, elles n'ont pas

Avoir faim / Avoir soif

In French, you use the verb avoir in order to convey hunger and thirst:
J'ai faim (= I'd like to eat / I'm hungry), tu as soif (= you'd like to drink / you're thirsty).

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Est-ce que vous avez faim ? J'ai du poulet dans le frigo.

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Est-ce que tu as soif ? Oui ! J'ai très soif. J'aimerais un verre d'eau s'il te plaît.

Il y a / il n'y a pas

To indicate that a person or thing exists, you use il y a + noun.

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Il y a du pain et des œufs sur la table. Il y a aussi une bouteille de jus d'orange.

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Il n'y a pas de pain aujourd'hui !

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