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Agreement of the past participle with the subject of “être”
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Definitions[edit | edit source]
Subject-verb agreement[edit | edit source]
The agreement in French (the agreement) is the way to choose the correct ending for verbs in terms of grammatical persons, gender and number, depending on their subject.
Past participle[edit | edit source]
The past participle is a verb form with several roles. It’s essential in the creation of compound verb tenses/moods and the passive voice, and it can also be used as an adjective. The French past participle usually ends -é, -i, or -u, and is equivalent to -ed or -en in English.
3 cases[edit | edit source]
There are 3 cases where the past participles agree with the subject of the verb "être":
- with intransitive verbs which have the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses
- in passives
- where the past participle functions as an adjective.
Other Chapters[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Past participle agreement in French - YouTube[edit | edit source]