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FRENCH VERB

avoir raison

to be right

  • #111 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: eu raison
  • Present participle: ayant raison

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use avoir raison

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

  1. Present

    Tu as raison, il vaut mieux attendre.

    You're right, it's better to wait.

  2. Past

    Vous avez eu raison de prendre le parapluie.

    You were right to take the umbrella.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère avait raison, ce manteau est trop léger.

    My mother was right, this coat is too thin.

  4. Future

    On verra qui aura raison à la fin.

    We'll see who's right in the end.

  5. Conditional

    Tu aurais raison de lui dire la vérité.

    You'd be right to tell him the truth.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne pense pas qu'il ait raison cette fois.

    I don't think he's right this time.

  7. Imperative

    Aie raison si tu veux, moi je rentre !

    Be right if you want, I'm going home!

Good to know

  • Avoir raison de + infinitive is to be right to : tu as raison de partir.

Where you hear avoir raison

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Tu as raison. You're right.
  • Nathalie avait raison. Nathalie was right.
  • Tu verras, j'aurai raison ! You'll see, I'll be right!
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Beginner Level 3 · Tu as raison.

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