Useful expressions with avoir, 锚迟谤别 and faire
Common set phrases with avoir
The following expressions are all put together by choosing the correct subject pronoun and tense you require with avoir.
Examples:
| Expressions | English | Example | English |
| 补惫辞颈谤鈥苍蝉 | to be鈥ears old | 闯鈥ai dix-huit ans | I am 18 years old |
| avoir chaud | to be hot | Il avait chaud | He was hot |
| avoir froid | to be cold | Nous avons froid | We鈥檙e cold |
| avoir faim | to be hungry | Ils avaient faim | They were hungry |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty | Vous avez soif ? | Are you thirsty? |
| avoir de la chance | to be lucky | Elle a de la chance ! | She鈥檚 lucky! |
| avoir besoin de | to need | On a besoin d鈥eau | We need some water |
| avoir mal | to be in pain | J'ai mal 脿 la jambe | I have a sore leg |
| avoir peur | to be frightened | Il a peur des chiens | He鈥檚 afraid of dogs |
| avoir raison | to be right | Il avait raison | He was right |
| avoir le droit de | to have the right | On aurait le droit de voter | We would have the right to vote |
| avoir envie de | to want/wish | Elle a envie de voyager | She wants to travel |
| avoir l鈥檌ntention de | to intend to | 闯鈥ai l鈥檌ntention d鈥aller en Europe | I鈥檓 intending to go Europe |
| Expressions | 补惫辞颈谤鈥苍蝉 |
|---|---|
| English | to be鈥ears old |
| Example | 闯鈥ai dix-huit ans |
| English | I am 18 years old |
| Expressions | avoir chaud |
|---|---|
| English | to be hot |
| Example | Il avait chaud |
| English | He was hot |
| Expressions | avoir froid |
|---|---|
| English | to be cold |
| Example | Nous avons froid |
| English | We鈥檙e cold |
| Expressions | avoir faim |
|---|---|
| English | to be hungry |
| Example | Ils avaient faim |
| English | They were hungry |
| Expressions | avoir soif |
|---|---|
| English | to be thirsty |
| Example | Vous avez soif ? |
| English | Are you thirsty? |
| Expressions | avoir de la chance |
|---|---|
| English | to be lucky |
| Example | Elle a de la chance ! |
| English | She鈥檚 lucky! |
| Expressions | avoir besoin de |
|---|---|
| English | to need |
| Example | On a besoin d鈥eau |
| English | We need some water |
| Expressions | avoir mal |
|---|---|
| English | to be in pain |
| Example | J'ai mal 脿 la jambe |
| English | I have a sore leg |
| Expressions | avoir peur |
|---|---|
| English | to be frightened |
| Example | Il a peur des chiens |
| English | He鈥檚 afraid of dogs |
| Expressions | avoir raison |
|---|---|
| English | to be right |
| Example | Il avait raison |
| English | He was right |
| Expressions | avoir le droit de |
|---|---|
| English | to have the right |
| Example | On aurait le droit de voter |
| English | We would have the right to vote |
| Expressions | avoir envie de |
|---|---|
| English | to want/wish |
| Example | Elle a envie de voyager |
| English | She wants to travel |
| Expressions | avoir l鈥檌ntention de |
|---|---|
| English | to intend to |
| Example | 闯鈥ai l鈥檌ntention d鈥aller en Europe |
| English | I鈥檓 intending to go Europe |
Common set phrases with 锚迟谤别
The following expressions are all put together by choosing the correct subject pronoun and tense you require with 锚迟谤别.
| Expressions | English | Example | English |
| 锚迟谤别 enrhum茅 | to have a cold | Je suis enrhum茅 | I have a cold |
| 锚迟谤别 content de | to be happy to | Il est content d鈥锚迟谤别 ici | He鈥檚 happy to be here |
| 锚迟谤别 en train de | to be in the process of | Elle est en train d鈥茅crire une lettre | She鈥檚 in the middle of writing a letter |
| 锚迟谤别 oblig茅 de | to be obliged to | On 茅迟补颈迟 oblig茅 de partir | We were obliged to leave |
| 锚迟谤别 malade | to be ill | Il 茅迟补颈迟 vraiment malade | He was really ill |
| Expressions | 锚迟谤别 enrhum茅 |
|---|---|
| English | to have a cold |
| Example | Je suis enrhum茅 |
| English | I have a cold |
| Expressions | 锚迟谤别 content de |
|---|---|
| English | to be happy to |
| Example | Il est content d鈥锚迟谤别 ici |
| English | He鈥檚 happy to be here |
| Expressions | 锚迟谤别 en train de |
|---|---|
| English | to be in the process of |
| Example | Elle est en train d鈥茅crire une lettre |
| English | She鈥檚 in the middle of writing a letter |
| Expressions | 锚迟谤别 oblig茅 de |
|---|---|
| English | to be obliged to |
| Example | On 茅迟补颈迟 oblig茅 de partir |
| English | We were obliged to leave |
| Expressions | 锚迟谤别 malade |
|---|---|
| English | to be ill |
| Example | Il 茅迟补颈迟 vraiment malade |
| English | He was really ill |
Common set phrases using faire
The following expressions are all put together by choosing the correct subject pronoun and tense you require with faire.
| Expressions | English | Example | English |
| faire des achats | to do some shopping | 闯鈥ai fait des achats | I did some shopping |
| faire des courses | to do the shopping | Elle fait des courses le samedi | She does the shopping on Saturday |
| faire du camping | to go camping | On faisait du camping | We were camping |
| faire la cuisine | to do the cooking | Il a fait la cuisine | He did the cooking |
| faire ses devoirs | to do one鈥檚 homework | Je fais mes devoirs le soir | I do my homework in the evening |
| faire le m茅nage | to do the housework | Elle fait le m茅nage | She does the housework |
| faire des 茅conomies | to save (money) | Nous faisons des 茅conomies | We鈥檙e saving up |
| faire du tourisme | to go sightseeing | Tu as fait du tourisme ? | Did you go sightseeing? |
| faire une promenade | to go for a walk | Je fais une promenade | I鈥檓 going for a walk |
| faire attention | to be careful | Il a fait 迟谤猫蝉 attention | He was really careful |
| Expressions | faire des achats |
|---|---|
| English | to do some shopping |
| Example | 闯鈥ai fait des achats |
| English | I did some shopping |
| Expressions | faire des courses |
|---|---|
| English | to do the shopping |
| Example | Elle fait des courses le samedi |
| English | She does the shopping on Saturday |
| Expressions | faire du camping |
|---|---|
| English | to go camping |
| Example | On faisait du camping |
| English | We were camping |
| Expressions | faire la cuisine |
|---|---|
| English | to do the cooking |
| Example | Il a fait la cuisine |
| English | He did the cooking |
| Expressions | faire ses devoirs |
|---|---|
| English | to do one鈥檚 homework |
| Example | Je fais mes devoirs le soir |
| English | I do my homework in the evening |
| Expressions | faire le m茅nage |
|---|---|
| English | to do the housework |
| Example | Elle fait le m茅nage |
| English | She does the housework |
| Expressions | faire des 茅conomies |
|---|---|
| English | to save (money) |
| Example | Nous faisons des 茅conomies |
| English | We鈥檙e saving up |
| Expressions | faire du tourisme |
|---|---|
| English | to go sightseeing |
| Example | Tu as fait du tourisme ? |
| English | Did you go sightseeing? |
| Expressions | faire une promenade |
|---|---|
| English | to go for a walk |
| Example | Je fais une promenade |
| English | I鈥檓 going for a walk |
| Expressions | faire attention |
|---|---|
| English | to be careful |
| Example | Il a fait 迟谤猫蝉 attention |
| English | He was really careful |
More guides on this topic
- The present tense and depuis
- The perfect tense with avoir and 锚迟谤别
- The imperfect tense
- The pluperfect tense
- The future and immediate future tenses
- The conditional tense
- How to ask questions
- The negative form
- Reflexive verbs
- The imperative
- Impersonal verbs and expressions - il faut, il y a
- Infinitives and perfect infinitives
- The present participle - en