What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'
I can use 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' with nouns to say what I have or he, she has.
What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'
I can use 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' with nouns to say what I have or he, she has.
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Key learning points
- Revise the days of the week by listening to a song.
- Use intonation to ask and answer what day of the week it is with 'aujourd'hui' and c'est'.
- The verb 'avoir' means 'to have'. 'J'ai' means I have, 'il a' means he has and 'elle a' means 'she has'.
- These verbs are used with nouns and their indefinite articles to say what I and someone else has.
Keywords
Avoir - French verb meaning to have
J'ai - French verb meaning I have
Il a - French verb meaning he has
Elle a - French verb meaning she has
Common misconception
I can use 'avoir' as it is with any pronoun to mean 'have' or 'has' in French.
You have to use the different forms of 'avoir' depending on who you are talking about. For I have it is 'j'ai', for he has it is 'il a' for she has it is 'elle a'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I
you
he
she
a pen
a bag
a dog
a cuddly toy
a game
an exercise book
Exit quiz
6 Questions
I have
he has
she has
I have a pen.
He has a cuddly toy.
She has an exercise book.
I have an orange.
He has a bottle.
She has a game.