La grammaire de l’unité 2B1- le verbe ‘AVOIR’ The verb ‘AVOIR’ means ‘TO HAVE’. It is an irregular verb. You must memorize the conjugated forms. J’ai- I have Nous avons- we have Tu as- you have Vous avez- you(all) have Il a- he/it has Ils ont- they have Elle a- she/it has Elles ont- they have On a- one/’people’ have/’we’ have There are many common expressions in French that use the verb ‘avoir’ Avoir.......ans- to be…….years old Avoir besoin (de)- to need Avoir de la chance- to be lucky Avoir envie (de)- to feel like (to be in the mood for) Avoir honte (de)- to be ashamed (of) Avoir l’air- to look like/ to seem Avoir peur (de)- to be afraid (of) Avoir raison- to be right Avoir tort- to be wrong Avoir sommeil- to be sleepy Avoir chaud- to be hot Avoir froid- to be cold