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When past participles are used like adjectives and follow être, they agree with the subject:
*La piscine est couverte 
The swimming pool is indoors



*Les guichets sont fermés 
The (ticket office) windows are closed



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-==Definitions==
+When past participles are used like adjectives and follow être, they agree with the subject:
-=== Past participle===
+*La piscine est couverte
-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.
+The swimming pool is indoors
-=== Subject-verb agreement ===
-The subject-verb agreement in French is the way to choose the correct ending for verbs in terms of grammatical persons, gender and number, depending on their subject.
-==Past participles used as adjectives with "être"==
-When a past participle is used as an adjective after the verb "être", it agrees with the subject:
-*'''La''' piscine '''est''' couvert'''e'''
-<blockquote>The swimming pool is indoors</blockquote>
-*'''Les''' caisses '''sont''' ferm'''ées'''
+*Les guichets sont fermés
-<blockquote>The cash desks are closed</blockquote>
+The (ticket office) windows are closed
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