Grammar

Do you have a question about the passé composé, prepositions or negation? These aids will help you revise your conjugations and get to know the rules of French grammar at the tip of your fingers.

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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