avais-tu

did you have, had you

→ avoir
phrase Uncommon #15,547
did you have Question form of the imperfect tense of avoir. Used to ask about possession, state, or needs in the past.
FR: Avais-tu une voiture quand tu étais étudiant ?
EN: Did you have a car when you were a student?

Avais-tu besoin de moi?

Did you need me?

Avais-tu un livre favori quand tu étais enfant?

Did you have a favorite book when you were a child?

Quel âge avais-tu, la première fois que tu as fait ça?

How old were you the first time you did that?

avais-tu la tête?

What were you thinking?

N'avais-tu pas envie de t'y rendre?

Didn't you want to go there?

Avais-tu peur?

Were you afraid?

Quel âge avais-tu quand tu as commencé à apprendre le français?

How old were you when you started learning French?

Avais-tu des passagers?

Did you have any passengers?

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

Quel âge avais-tu lorsque tu as appris à écrire ton nom?

How old were you when you learned to write your name?

Combien de sacs avais-tu?

How many bags did you have?

Quel âge avais-tu?

How old were you?

En avais-tu l’intention?

Did you intend to do that?

Quel âge avais-tu quand tu as fait ça?

How old were you when you did that?

Quel âge avais-tu quand ta famille a déménagé à Boston?

How old were you when your family moved to Boston?

De quoi avais-tu envie?

What did you want?

Pourquoi avais-tu les clés?

Why did you have the keys?

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Avais-tu assez d'argent?

Did you have enough money?

Qu'avais-tu à me dire?

What did you have to tell me?

Avais-tu un complice?

Did you have an accomplice?

Quel âge avais-tu à l'époque?

How old were you at the time?

Qui avais-tu à l'esprit lorsque tu as fait ces réflexions?

Who did you have in mind when you made these remarks?

Alors, quel âge avais-tu quand tu as fait ton premier tir?

So, how old were you when you took your first shot?

— Léon (1994)

Avais-tu même besoin d'argent?

Did you even need money?

Combien d'horloges avais-tu?

How many clocks did you have?

Quel âge avais-tu quand tu as arrêté de croire au Père Noël?

How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?

phrase Rare #37,780
had you Used in inverted questions with the past perfect tense.
FR: Avais-tu déjà mangé ?
EN: Had you already eaten?

Avais-tu vraiment mis en garde Tom?

Did you really warn Tom?

Y avais-tu songé?

Had you thought about that?

avais-tu trouvé ces chaussures?

Where had you found those shoes?

N'avais-tu pas verrouillé ta voiture?

Hadn't you locked your car?

Avais-tu rêvé d'elle auparavant?

Had you dreamed about her before?

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Avais-tu eu beaucoup d'expériences heureuses durant ton enfance?

Did you have many happy experiences during your childhood?