French grammar essentials · Lesson 6 of 6
Past participles with avoir
With , the past participle usually stays as it is: , .
It agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb, often , , or : , and for , .
To check, ask what? after the verb. In , the object comes after it, so nothing agrees. In , comes before it, so it agrees. The participle never agrees with the subject of .
Examples
- Elle a fini son travail.
- La tarte que j'ai faite est prête.
- Tes clés ? Je les ai trouvées.
- J'ai acheté des pommes.
- Les pommes que j'ai achetées sont rouges.