| A | B |
|---|
| I hada small house. / I used to have a small house. | J'avais une petite maison. |
| You were cold. | Tu avais froid. |
| He was having a difficult problem. | Il avait un problème difficile. |
| We had a big car. / We used to have a big car. | Nous avions une grande voiture. |
| You people were having too many problems. | Vous aviez trop de problèmes. |
| They had their tickets. | Ils avaient leurs billets. |
| The was… / There were… | Il y avait… |
| There were several trains at the station. | Il y avait plusiers trains à la gare. |
| I needed somebody yesterday. | J'avais besoin de quelqu'un hier. |
| There was a line of people at the post office. | Il y avait la queue à la poste. |
| There were a lot of people in town. | Il y avait beaucoup de monde en ville. |
| I was hungry last night. | J'avai faim hier soir. |
| There was a park near the old hotel. | Il y avait un parc près du vieil hôtel. |
