1.11:_Avoir

<p><strong>Avoir </strong>(to have) is a very useful verb and is used whenever we would say &lsquo;have&rsquo; in English. It expresses the possession.</p>

<p><strong>Avoir </strong>is an <strong>irregular verb</strong>, which means that it doesn&rsquo;t follow the same pattern as regular &lrm;verbs in the present tense.&lrm;</p>

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<p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">Be careful with the pronunciation of this verb. <strong>Avoir </strong>involves <strong>liaisons</strong>, such as:</p>

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    <li><span style="color:#0000ff;">nous avons</span> <em>&#9758; /nous-<strong>z-</strong><strong>a</strong>vons/ </em></li>
    <li><span style="color:#0000ff;">vous avez</span> <em>&#9758; /vous-<strong>z-</strong><strong>a</strong>vez/ </em></li>
    <li><span style="color:#0000ff;">ils ont</span> <em> &#9758; /ils-<strong>z-</strong><strong>on</strong>t/ </em></li>
    <li><span style="color:#0000ff;">elles ont</span> <em> &#9758; /elles-<strong>z-</strong><strong>on</strong>t/ </em></li>
</ul>

<p>The indefinite article <strong>un</strong>, <strong>une</strong>, <strong>des</strong>, becomes <strong>de</strong> at the negative form.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758;</span> <span style="color:#0000ff;">J&rsquo;ai <strong>un</strong> livre</span>. <em><span class="mt-color-666699">I have a book</span>. </em></p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758;</span> Je <strong>n&rsquo;</strong>ai pas <strong>de</strong> livre.<em> <span class="mt-color-666699">I do not have any books.</span></em></p>

<p>Practice</p>

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