Ask what someone has: 'avoir' 2nd person singular | French

Starter quiz

Which words help to practise the [au] sound?
- bateau ✓
- devoirs
- aussi ✓
- deux
What does 'c'est' mean in English?
- it is ✓
- this is ✓
- he has
- you are
Identify the words with the [eu] sound.
- suis
- peu ✓
- cheveux ✓
- tu
- au revoir
Match these French nouns to the correct English translations.
- une chambre
  
  ⇔
  
  a bedroom ✓
- un cheval
  
  ⇔
  
  a horse ✓
- un chien
  
  ⇔
  
  a dog ✓
- une chose
  
  ⇔
  
  a thing ✓
Match these French key verbs to the correct English translations.
- je suis
  
  ⇔
  
  I am ✓
- tu es
  
  ⇔
  
  you are ✓
- il est
  
  ⇔
  
  he is ✓
- j'ai
  
  ⇔
  
  I have ✓
- il a
  
  ⇔
  
  he has ✓
- elle a
  
  ⇔
  
  she has ✓
Fill in the gaps in the following sentence to say 'I have a bedroom and a dog': 'J'ai __________ chambre et __________ chien.'
- un; un
- un; une
- une; un ✓
- une; une

Identify the words with the [u] sound.
- deux
- fameux
- jury ✓
- plus ✓
Match the parts of 'avoir' to their correct English meanings.
- avoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- j'ai
  
  ⇔
  
  I have, I am having ✓
- tu as
  
  ⇔
  
  you have, you are having ✓
- il a
  
  ⇔
  
  he has, he is having ✓
- elle a
  
  ⇔
  
  she has, she is having ✓
Match these French adjectives to the correct English translations.
- anglais, anglaise
  
  ⇔
  
  English ✓
- français, française
  
  ⇔
  
  French ✓
- cher, chère
  
  ⇔
  
  expensive ✓
- rapide
  
  ⇔
  
  fast ✓
- moderne
  
  ⇔
  
  modern ✓
Identify the masculine nouns.
- un livre ✓
- un ordinateur ✓
- une photo
- une voiture
- voici
Sort the words below into the correct order to say 'Do you have a fast computer or a modern phone?' in French.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Tu
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  as
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  un ordinateur
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  rapide
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  ou
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  un portable
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  moderne ?
Fill in the missing word to complete the following sentence in French: 'J'ai ______ portable mais c'est terrible.' ('I have a phone but it's terrible.')
- 'un' ✓

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'Avoir' means 'to have, having', 'j'ai' means 'I have', 'tu as' means 'you have'.
To ask a question, you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
Use 'c'est' plus an adjective or 'c'est' plus 'un/une' and a noun to say what something is.
[u] sounds like 'tu' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'.

To ask 'do you have ...?' questions we need to know 'do you ...?' in French.

There is no phrase for 'do you ...?'. We use intonation to ask 'do you have ...?' questions.