Avaient-ils (en. Had they)

[avɛɛ̃ til]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

They had something in the past.

Did they have time to finish the project?

Avaient-ils le temps de finir le projet ?

Used to ask questions about past possessions.

Did they have doubts about the decision?

Avaient-ils des doutes sur la décision ?

Indicates an action of having performed by a group.

Did they understand the instructions?

Avaient-ils compris les consignes ?

Conjugation of the verb 'to have' in the past tense in the third person plural.

did they still have

To know if something is still in someone's possession.

avaient-ils encore

had they already

To inquire about past possession or experience of something.

avaient-ils déjà

what did they have

To ask about what people possessed in the past.

qu'est-ce qu'ils avaient

to have

Verb meaning to possess or have something.

avoir

to possess

To have something, to own it.

posséder

to need

Expresses the necessity of something.

avoir besoin

They had

Guys, they had too much stuff to do.

Les mecs, ils avaient trop de trucs à faire.

They had

So they had a big surprise!

Alors, ils ont eu une grosse surprise !