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Simple tenses and moods have only 1 part (e.g., "je mange") whereas compound tenses and moods have 2 (e.g., "j'ai mangé").
Simple tenses and moods have only 1 part (e.g., "je mange") whereas compound tenses and moods have 2 (e.g., "j'ai mangé").


==3 cases==
==Agreement of the past participle with the use of the auxiliary "avoir" and a direct object which precedes: 3 cases==


There are 3 cases where the past participle agrees with the preceding direct object in compound tenses that use the auxiliary "avoir":
There are 3 cases where the past participle agrees with the preceding direct object in compound tenses that use the auxiliary "avoir":
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# When the preceding direct object is at the start of a relative clause: for example: "'''La lettre''' que j''''ai''' écri'''te'''" (The letter which I wrote).
# When the preceding direct object is at the start of a relative clause: for example: "'''La lettre''' que j''''ai''' écri'''te'''" (The letter which I wrote).
# in questions, when the direct object has been moved before the past participle, for example: "Quelle '''lettre''' '''a'''-t-il écri'''te''' ?" (What letter did he write?).
# in questions, when the direct object has been moved before the past participle, for example: "Quelle '''lettre''' '''a'''-t-il écri'''te''' ?" (What letter did he write?).


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