A Guide to the Compound Conjugations of Avoir

The verb avoir means to have

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Updated on February 01, 2019

The verb "avoir" (to have) is one of the main irregular verbs in French. Like the other irregular verbs, the conjugation of avoir doesn't follow the same patterns as other verbs, so getting a handle the proper use of this verb requires a fair amount of memorization. There are two kinds of conjugations in French: simple and compound. Here are the compound tenses (and conjugations) of the verb avoir, which are generally used to describe something in the past tense.

	Passé composé	Pluperfect	Past subjunctive
j'	ai eu	avais eu	aie eu
tu	as eu	avais eu	aies eu
il	a eu	avait eu	ait eu
nous	avons eu	avions eu	ayons eu
vous	avez eu	aviez eu	ayez eu
ils	ont eu	avaient eu	aient eu
	Future perfect	Conditional perfect	Pluperfect subjunctive
j'	aurai eu	aurais eu	eusse eu
tu	auras eu	aurais eu	eusses eu
il	aura eu	aurait eu	eût eu
nous	aurons eu	aurions eu	eussions eu
vous	aurez eu	auriez eu	eussiez eu
ils	auront eu	auraient eu	eussent eu
	Past anterior	Conditional perfect, 2nd form
j'	eus eu	eusse eu
tu	eus eu	eusses eu
il	eut eu	eût eu
nous	eûmes eu	eussions eu
vous	eûtes eu	eussiez eu
ils	eurent eu	eussent eu
	Past imperative	Past infinitive	Perfect participle
tu	aie eu	avoir eu	ayant eu
nous	ayons eu
vous	ayez eu

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