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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.


Avoir


Avoir (negative form)

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J'ai

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Je n'ai pas

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Tu as

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Tu n'as pas

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Il, elle, on a

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Il, elle, on n'a pas

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Nous avons

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Nous n'avons pas

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Vous avez

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Vous n'avez pas

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Ils, elles ont

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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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