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Formation

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pronoun + present tense auxiliary verb + past participle

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How to form the Past Participle

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Remove infinitive ending then:
ER verbs = add é
IR verbs = add i
RE verbs = add u

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12 verbs that use ETRE as the auxiliary not avoir

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Devenir – to become – (être) devenu(e)(s)
Revenir – to come back – (être) revenu(e)(s)
Monter – to go up – (être) monté(e)(s)
Rester – to stay – (être) resté(e)(s)
Sortir – to exit – (être) sorti(e)(s)
Venir – to come – (être) venu(e)(s)
Aller – to go – (être) allé(e)(s)
Naître – to be born – (être) né(e)(s)
Descendre – to descend – (être) descendu(e)(s)
Entrer – to enter – (être) entré(e)(s)
Retourner – to return – (être) retourné(e)(s)
Tomber – to fall – (être) tombé(e)(s)
Rentrer – to re-enter – (être) rentré(e)(s)
Arriver – to arrive – (être) arrivé(e)(s)
Mourir – to die – (être) mort(e)(s)
Partir – to leave – (être) parti(e)(s)

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Past participle agreement?

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When using etre as the auxiliary the past participle must agree in number and gender with the subject/direct object by adding ‘e’, ‘s’ or ‘es’ where necessary.

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Some irregular past participles

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acquérir:    acquis      (acquired)
apprendre:   appris      (learnt/learned)
atteindre:   atteint     (attained)
attendre:    attendu     (waited)
avoir:       eu          (had)
boire:       bu          (drunk/drunken)
comprendre:  compris     (understood)
conduire:    conduit     (driven)
connaître:   connu       (known)
construire:  construit   (constructed)
courir:      couru       (run)
couvrir:     couvert     (covered)
craindre:    craint      (feared)
croire:      cru         (believed)
décevoir:    déçu        (disappointed)
découvrir:   découvert   (discovered)
devoir:      dû          (had to)
dire:        dit         (said)
écrire:      écrit       (written)
être:        été         (been)
faire:       fait        (done)
instruire:   instruit    (prepared)
joindre:     joint       (joined)
lire:        lu          (read)
mettre:      mis         (put, placed)
offrir:      offert      (offered)
ouvrir:      ouvert      (opened)
paraître:    paru        (come out)
peindre:     peint       (painted)
pouvoir:     pu          (been able to)
prendre:     pris        (taken)
produire:    produit     (produced)
recevoir:    reçu        (received)
savoir:      su          (known)
souffrir:    souffert    (hurt)
surprendre:  surpris     (surprised)
suivre:      suivi       (followed)
tenir:       tenu        (held, holden)
venir:       venu        (come)
vivre:       vécu        (lived)
voir:        vu          (seen)
vouloir:     voulu       (wanted)
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