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FRENCH VERB

avoir tort

to be wrong

  • #112 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: eu tort
  • Present participle: ayant tort

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use avoir tort

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

  1. Present

    Tu as tort de te fâcher pour ça.

    You're wrong to get angry about that.

  2. Past

    J'ai eu tort de ne pas t'écouter.

    I was wrong not to listen to you.

  3. Imperfect

    Il avait tort, mais il ne voulait pas l'admettre.

    He was wrong, but he didn't want to admit it.

  4. Future

    Tu auras tort si tu refuses ce poste.

    You'll be wrong if you turn down this job.

  5. Conditional

    On aurait tort de ne pas essayer.

    We'd be wrong not to try.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est possible que j'aie tort, mais j'en doute.

    It's possible I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

  7. Imperative

    N'aie pas tort cette fois, vérifie bien l'heure.

    Don't be wrong this time, check the time carefully.

Good to know

  • Avoir tort de + infinitive is to be wrong to; tu as tort is you're wrong, not you're hurt.

Where you hear avoir tort

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Tu n'as pas tort. You're not wrong.
  • J'avais tort. I was wrong.
  • On verra qui aura tort ! We'll see who's wrong!
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Beginner Level 3 · Tu as tort.

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