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FRENCH VERB

avoir envie de

to feel like

  • #109 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: eu envie de
  • Present participle: ayant envie de

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I feel like
  2. tu you feel like
  3. il, elle, on he/she feels like
  4. nous we feel like
  5. vous you feel like
  6. ils, elles they feel like

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I felt like
  2. tu you felt like
  3. il, elle, on he/she felt like
  4. nous we felt like
  5. vous you felt like
  6. ils, elles they felt like

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to feel like
  2. tu you used to feel like
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to feel like
  4. nous we used to feel like
  5. vous you used to feel like
  6. ils, elles they used to feel like

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will feel like
  2. tu you will feel like
  3. il, elle, on he/she will feel like
  4. nous we will feel like
  5. vous you will feel like
  6. ils, elles they will feel like

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would feel like
  2. tu you would feel like
  3. il, elle, on he/she would feel like
  4. nous we would feel like
  5. vous you would feel like
  6. ils, elles they would feel like

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I feel like
  2. tu (that) you feel like
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she feel like
  4. nous (that) we feel like
  5. vous (that) you feel like
  6. ils, elles (that) they feel like

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu feel like!
  2. nous feel like! (let’s)
  3. vous feel like! (plural, or formal)

How to use avoir envie de

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    J'ai envie d'une glace, pas toi ?

    I feel like an ice cream, don't you?

  2. Past

    J'ai eu envie de rire, mais je me suis retenu.

    I felt like laughing, but I held back.

  3. Imperfect

    On avait envie de sortir, mais il pleuvait.

    We felt like going out, but it was raining.

  4. Future

    Tu auras envie de dormir après ce repas.

    You'll feel like sleeping after this meal.

  5. Conditional

    J'aurais envie d'un bon bain chaud.

    I could do with a nice hot bath.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je comprends que tu aies envie de partir.

    I understand that you feel like leaving.

  7. Imperative

    N'aie pas envie de tout, choisis un gâteau.

    Don't want everything, pick one cake.

Good to know

  • J'ai envie de + infinitive is I feel like doing; j'ai envie d'un café, I feel like a coffee.

Where you hear avoir envie de

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • J'ai envie d'un café. I feel like a coffee.
  • J'ai eu envie de rester. I felt like staying.
  • Tu vas avoir envie de revenir ! You're going to feel like coming back!
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Beginner Level 1 · j'ai envie de

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