It's always useful to be able to talk about what you have or don't have.‎ Avoir - to have is the second most frequent verb in French.‎ Like lots of really useful verbs ‎ avoir‎ is ...

The perfect tense is made up of two parts. The first part is often the verb avoir ‎- ‎to have and the second part is the past participle.‎ For example, j'ai mangé un sandwich - I have eaten ...