French verb avoir

The tables below show the conjugation of the French verb avoir in the various simple and compound tenses.

See below for notes on the conjugation of avoir

Present

Perfect

j' ai
tu as
il/elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont

j' ai eu
tu as eu
il/elle a eu
nous avons eu
vous avez eu
ils/elles ont eu

Imperfect

Pluperfect

j' avais
tu avais
il/elle avait
nous avions
vous aviez
ils/elles avaient

j' avais eu
tu avais eu
il/elle avait eu
nous avions eu
vous aviez eu
ils/elles avaient eu

Future

Future-perfect

j' aurai
tu auras
il/elle aura
nous aurons
vous aurez
ils/elles auront

j' aurai eu
tu auras eu
il/elle aura eu
nous aurons eu
vous aurez eu
ils/elles auront eu

Conditional

Conditional perfect

j' aurais
tu aurais
il/elle aurait
nous aurions
vous auriez
ils/elles auraient

j' aurais eu
tu aurais eu
il/elle aurait eu
nous aurions eu
vous auriez eu
ils/elles auraient eu

Present subjunctive

Perfect subjunctive

j' aie
tu aies
il/elle ait
nous ayons
vous ayez
ils/elles aient

j' aie eu
tu aies eu
il/elle ait eu
nous ayons eu
vous ayez eu
ils/elles aient eu

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.