Avoir, Être, Faire
The French verbs avoir (to have), être
(to be), and faire (to do/make) are
irregular.
| Avoir | Être | Faire | |
| j' je |
ai |
suis |
fais |
| tu | as | es | fais |
| il elle on |
a | est | fait |
| nous | avons | sommes | faisons |
| vous | avez | êtes | faites |
| ils elles |
ont | sont | font |
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| Expressions | Expressions | Expressions | |
| All about Avoir | All about Être | All about Faire |
These verbs are very important, because they are used in some of the ways that we use them in English as well as in many expressions.
J'ai un livre - I have a book.
Je suis à Paris - I am in Paris.
Je fais mon lit - I'm making my bed.
Even though être is the French equivalent of "to be," there are certain expressions in which you have to use avoir or faire to translate "to be." After you've looked over the list of expressions for each of these verbs, see how well you do with this test: To Be - Être, Avoir, or Faire
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