Expressions with ‘AVOIR’ + ‘DEPUIS’

Formation Exercises

In French, ‘avoir’ is used in some expressions where ‘to be’ is used in English.

J’ai quatorze ans I am 14 years old

J’ai soif I am thirsty

J’ai faim I am hungry

J’ai chaud I am hot

J’ai froid I am cold

J’ai besoin de… I need…

J’ai peur… I am scared

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If you need to use other pronouns other than ‘I’ then you need to use the appropriate form of the verb avoir - see below

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ECOUTEZ

J’ai

Tu as

Il/elle a

On a

Nous avons

Vous avez

Ils/elles ont

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In English, we use the perfect tense to say how long we have been doing

something.

In French, you use depuis (since) and the present tense.

https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/prep1.html

Since: Depuis

Example:

I have lived in Paris for 2 years

J’habite à Paris depuis 2 ans.

I have been learning French for 6 months

J’apprends le français depuis 6 mois.

Example:

I have lived in Paris for 2 years

J’habite à Paris depuis 2 ans.

I have been learning French for 6 months

J’apprends le français depuis 6 mois.

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