The verb avoir and expressions with avoir.
For the conjugation of the verb "avoir" see irregular verbs.
Below you'll find some "expressions" with avoir, where English does not use the verb "to have."
| avoir besoin de | to need |
| avoir peur de | to be afraid of |
| avoir envie de | to need |
| avoir lieu | to take place |
| avoir chaud | to be warm |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avor soif | to be thirsty |
| avoir raison | to be right |
| avoir sommeil | to be sleepy |
| avoir tort | to be wrong |
| avoir + ans + age; j'ai 13 ans | to be (number) years old; I'm 13 years old |
| il y a | there is, there are |
| il y a + time ; il y a longtemps | ago; long time ago |
| il n'y a pas de quoi | don't mention it. |
A few examples:
Les hommes ont peur - The men are afraid
Tu as tort! - You are wrong!
Mimi avait froid - Mimi was cold