The verbs 'être', 'avoir' and 'savoir' are irregular in L'Impératif:
être | avoir | savoir | |
tu | sois | aie | sache |
nous | soyons | ayons | sachons |
vous | soyez | ayez | sachez |
On their own, they're not terribly useful, but they are essential to express some commands.
Ne sois pas méchant!
Don't be mean!
N'aie pas peur!
Don't be afraid!
Sache que je pense toujours à toi.
Know that I'm still thinking of you
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Chris
Kwiziq community member
24/07/18
Hi David,
Recommended reading with respect to your question:
http://parler-francais.eklablog.com/avoir-confiance-en-dans-a4936709
-- Chris.
Alan
Kwiziq community member
24/07/18
Also I have to point out:
HINT: Use ''avoir'' in l'Impératif
Alan
Kwiziq community member
24/07/18

David
Kwiziq community member
24/07/18
Alan
Kwiziq community member
24/07/18

Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
27/07/18
Hi all,
In my opinion, both expressions can be used to indicate the idea of trust .
Avoir confiance en = to have faith/trust/confidence in something or someone
Faire confiance à quelque chose/quelqu'un = to trust something or someone
e.g.
J'ai confiance en toi= Je te fais confiance
Tu ne me fais pas confiance = Tu n'as pas confiance en moi.
This particular quiz was asking you to use 'avoir confiance', the interesting element being the imperative of avoir which is 'Ayez'..
Hope this helps!

David
Kwiziq community member
27/07/18
Thank you Cécile.
Your answer help me in understanding the usage.
The issue this illustrates with Kwiziq is that often the quizzes are encountered a long way from the lessons and the only standard one can apply, in attempting to answer them correctly first time, is what is correct French usage - not what has appeared in some Kwiziq lesson.
After getting them "wrong" one can attempt to memorize what the acceptable answer is so that one will not be penalized in future, which is essential if, like me, you are attempting to get 100% in each level. (Currently I am at 100% on levels A0,A1,A2,B1 and at 99+% on level B2). Of course a bigger problem, for me, is my own stupid mistakes.
Chris
Kwiziq community member
2/11/17
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
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21/12/16
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John
Kwiziq community member
29 July 2018
4 replies
How come?
Chris
Kwiziq community member
31 July 2018
31/07/18
John
Kwiziq community member
31 July 2018
31/07/18
Sorry Chris, I've lost this now but as I remember it the answer to 'Let's be courageous' is given as 'Soyons courageux'. My Collins-Robert dictionary gives 'Avoir du courage' as 'to have courage'. As with 'raison' and 'peur' shouldn't courage take avoir?
Regards
John
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
31 July 2018
31/07/18
Hi John.
There are two expressions, 'avoir du courage' (to have courage ) or 'être courageux' (to be brave/courageous) .
So it will depend which you choose to use :
"Ayons du courage! " or
"Soyons courageux! "
Hope this helps!
John
Kwiziq community member
1 August 2018
1/08/18
Hi Cécille
It's clear now, thank you.
John