avoir (to have)

Another useful verb: avoir (to have).

Like "être", "avoir" is an irregular verb whatever the tense is. Here is the conjugation in the present:

avoir	to have
j'ai (=je ai)	I have
tu as	you have
il a	he has
nous avons	we have
vous avez	you have
ils ont	they have

Examples:

• Il a une voiture.
  He has got a car.
• J'ai une montre.
  I have got a watch.