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Revision as of 18:53, 21 November 2021
Agreement of the past participle with the subject of intransitive verbs which select auxiliary “être” in compound tenses
The past participles of aller 'to go', monter 'to go up', mourir 'to die', naître 'to be born', sortir 'to go out', tomber 'to fall', etc agree with the subject in gender and number in compound tenses:
- Les Durand étaient allés à Morlaix
The Durands had gone to Morlaix
- Suzanne est sortie
Suzanne went out
- Elles sont tombées
They fell over
Jean-Paul et Janine sont montés au troisième
- Jean-Paul and Janine went up to the third floor
NB: Some intransitive verbs which select auxiliary être in compound tenses can also be used transitively. In this case they select the auxiliary avoir in compound tenses and there is no agreement between the subject and the past participle:
- Jean-Paul et Janine ont monté les valises au troisième
Jean-Paul and Janine took the cases up to the third floor