pronouncing a usually silent final consonant (for example 's') which is followed by a vowel: vous avez

from the verb 'avoir', meaning 'you have' (plural and formal)

les animaux

des oranges

il y a des sacs

il y a des oranges

j’ai

tu as

il a

elle a

avoir song: j'ai, tu as, il a, elle a, c'est le verbe avoir ...

nous avons

vous avez

B1a 1 [Vous] avez un professeur cool.

B1a 2 [Vous] avez un uniforme bleu.

B1a 3 [Nous] avons des sacs lourds.

B1a 4 [Vous] avez des ordinateurs rapides.

B1a 5 [Nous] avons des bouteilles utiles.

B1a 6 [Nous] avons des murs blancs.

nous sommes

vous êtes

C2 -1 nous

C2 -2 nous with liaison

C2 -3 nous

C2 -4 nous with liaison

C2 -5 nous with liaison

C2 -6 nous

Exchange school in England: 'nous avons' and 'vous avez'

French

A horrible week! 'avoir' singular persons and adjectives after the noun

To have or to be: 'avoir' and 'être' singular

My ideal teacher: singular and plural adjectives

In class: 'il y a' and 'ce sont'

Our own space: 'ils ont', 'elles ont' and adjectives before the noun

Hair and eyes: singular and plural adjective agreement

All about me: presenting myself in French

In this unit, pupils use singular and plural postnominal adjectives and 'avoir' in the contexts of an online exchange, conversations between cousins in France and Haiti, and physical description of hair and eyes. Supporting sounds are Silent Final e and -s liaison.

What I and others have: plural 'avoir' and nouns

Which words have a final silent consonant?

'Nous {{}} un ordinateur'. Write the missing word to say 'we have a computer'.

'Vous {{}} un livre important.' Write the correct form of 'avoir'.

'Elle {{}} intelligente.' Write the correct form of the verb 'être'.

'Tu {{}} un crayon.' Write the correct form of the verb 'avoir'.

Order the words to say: 'he is well-behaved at school.'

Translate this sentence into English: 'elle est triste mais prudente'.

Starter Quiz