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Leçon 51 - Le verbe "avoir" imparfait

leçon

cinquante-deux

le verbe

avoir

imparfait

lesson

fifty-two

the verb

to have

imperfect

Lesson 51 - The Verb "avoir" , Imperfect Tense

Line 1 / 14

J’avais une petite maison.

j’avais

une petite maison

I had

a little house

I had a small house. / I used to have a small house.

Line 2 / 14

Tu avais froid.

tu

avais

froid

you

had

cold

You were cold. / You were having cold.

Line 3 / 14

Il avait un problème difficile.

il

avait

un problème difficile

he

had

a problem difficult

He was having a difficult problem.

Line 4 / 14

Nous avions une grande voiture.

nous

avions

une grande voiture

we

had

a big car

We had a big car. / We used to have a big car.

Line 5 / 14

Vous aviez trop de problèmes.

vous

aviez

trop

de

problèmes

you

had

too many

of

problems

You people were having too many problems.

Line 6 / 14

Ils avaient leurs billets.

ils

avaient

leurs billets

they (mas)

had

their tickets

They had their tickets. / They were having their tickets.

Line 7 / 14

Il y avait…

il

y

avait

he / it (mas)

there

had

There was… / There were…

Line 8 / 14

Il y avait plusieurs trains à la gare.

il

y

avait

plusieurs trains

à la gare

he

there

had

several trains

at the station

There were several trains at the station.

Line 9 / 14

J’avais besoin de quelqu’un hier.

j’avais

besoin de

quelqu’un

hier

I had

need of

someone

yesterday

I needed somebody yesterday. / I was having need of someone yesterday.

Line 10 / 14

Il y avait la queue à la poste.

il

y

avait

la queue

à la poste

he

there

had

the line

at the post office

There was a line of people at the post office.

Line 11 / 14

Est-ce qu’il y avait quelqu’un à la maison?

est-ce que

il

y

avait

quelqu’un

à la maison?

it is that

he

there

had

someone

at the house

Was there anyone at the house? / Was there someone at the house?

Line 12 / 14

Il y avait beaucoup de monde en ville.

il

y

avait

beaucoup de monde

en ville

it

there

had

much of world

in town

There were a lot of people in town.

Line 13 / 14

J’avais faim hier soir.

j’avais

faim

hier

soir

I had

hunger

yesterday

evening

I was hungry last night. / I was having hunger yesterday evening.

Line 14 / 14

Il y avait un parc près du vieil hôtel.

il

y

avait

un parc

près du

vieil hôtel

it

there

had

a park

near of

old hotel

There was a park near the old hotel.