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Conjugation
Objective: Apply past participle agreement accurately when a direct object precedes the verb in compound tenses.
| Preceding object | Example | Agreement |
|---|---|---|
| relative pronoun, feminine plural | Les lettres que j'ai écrites. | feminine plural |
| relative pronoun, masculine singular | Le rapport que j'ai lu. | masculine singular, no change |
| personal pronoun, masculine plural | Je les ai lus. | masculine plural |
| personal pronoun, feminine singular | Je l'ai vue. | feminine singular |
| interrogative phrase | Combien de pages as-tu lues ? |
The relative pronoun que is the direct object of écrire and stands before the verb, so the participle agrees with the feminine plural antecedent.
The preceding direct object que refers to the feminine singular noun décision, and the participle takes the feminine ending.
A bare agreement fragment in which the relative pronoun precedes the verb and the participle agrees with a feminine plural antecedent.
A bare fragment in which the plural pronoun precedes the auxiliary and the participle takes the masculine plural ending.
The relative pronoun que is the direct object of écrire, so the participle agrees with the feminine plural noun.
The participle takes the feminine singular ending because the preceding object que refers to décision.
The pronoun les precedes the auxiliary and replaces a masculine plural direct object, so the participle takes the plural ending.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| feminine plural |
| with en (blocker) | Des erreurs, j'en ai fait. | no agreement with en |
The pronoun les stands before the auxiliary and replaces a masculine plural direct object, so the participle takes the plural ending.
The interrogative phrase combien de lettres is the direct object placed before the verb, so the participle agrees with the feminine plural noun.
The pronoun les replaces the feminine plural noun fleurs and precedes the verb, so the participle takes the feminine plural ending.
The interrogative phrase combien de pages is the direct object placed before the verb, and the participle agrees with the feminine plural noun.
The verb parler à takes an indirect object, so the participle remains invariable despite the preceding element.
The pronoun en blocks agreement, and the participle stays in its invariable form.