Past participle in French
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Past participle (French participe passé) is a verbal form which is used for several roles, such as adjective and as part of compound tenses. The French past participle usually ends by -é, -i, -s, -u, -us, while the equivalents in English are -ed, -en.
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(such as Compound Past, Pluperfect, Past conditional etc)
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In order to form the past participle, we add to the stem of the verb the ending, depending on the group of verb:
1 group (parler = to speak) | 2 group (finir = to finish) | |
---|---|---|
Masculine singular | - é (parlé = spoken) | - i (fini = finished) |
Masculine plural | - és (parlés) | - is (finis) |
Feminine singular | - ée (parlée) | - ie (finie) |
Feminine plural | - ées (parlées) | - ies (finies) |
The 3rd group of French verbs has three different models of the past participle formation:
3rd group of verbs | 1 model | 2 model | 3 model |
---|---|---|---|
Masculine singular | - s (appris) | - (fait, suivi, vu, cuit) | - us (dissous) |
Masculine plural | - s (appris) | - s (faits, suivis, vus, cuits) | - us (dissous) |
Feminine singular | - se (apprise) | - e (faite, suivie ,vue ,cuite) | - ute (dissoute) |
Feminine plural | - ses (apprises) | - es (faites, suivies, vues, cuites) | - utes (dissoutes) |
We agree the past participle in gender and number when:
We do not agree the past participle when:
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Ouvrir
(To open)
Ouvre
Ouvert
Ouvri
Partir
(To leave)
Partie
Parti
Partis
Avoir
(To have)
Ai
Été
Eu
Être
(To be)
Sois
Eu
Été
Finir
(To finish)
Finie
Fini
Finis
Apprendre
(To learn)
Appris
Apprends
Apprende
Parler
(To talk)
Parlé
Parlée
Parlés
Faire
(To do)
Fais
Fait
Faie
Dire
(To say)
Die
Dit
Dis
Ouvrir
(To open)
Ouvert
Partir
(To leave)
Parti
Avoir
(To have)
Eu
Être
(To be)
Été
Finir
(To finish)
Fini
Apprendre
(To learn)
Appris
Parler
(To talk)
Parlé
Faire
(To do)
Fait
Dire
(To say)
Dit
Agree if necessary (leave the blank empty if it is not necessary) the following past participle. Be careful about auxiliaries, they are put in brackets to help you.
Bonne chance !
Example: Anna (avait) dit que sa mère ne (serait) pas partie avec elle.
1. Bruno (était) rentré dans sa chambre, énervé.
(Bruno entered his room, angried)
2. Mariam (serait) allé au théâtre avec lui.
(Myriam would have gone to the theater with him)
3. Nous (avons) parlé du réchauffement climatique en classe.
(We talked about the global warming in class)
4. Mes amies (sont) mort dans un accident de voiture.
(My girl friends died in car accident)
5. Marie s'(est) énervé contre la reine mais elles se sont réconcilié à la fin.
(Mary got mad at the queen but they made up at the end)
6. Blanche-neige (était) décidé à rejoindre le palais.
(Snow white was decided to rejoin the palace)
7. Georges et Paul (ont) fait une grande cascade sur la montagne.
(Georges and Paul made a big stunt in the mountain)
8. La jeune fille (a) marché tout le long de la rivière et s'(est) allongé sur le sable.
(The little girl walked alongside the river and layed on the sand)
9. Ma mère (est) parti acheter du pain pour les invités.
(My mom went to buy some bread for the guests)
10. Fiona (a) dit que je ne (serais) pas arrivé à rejoindre mon père sans elle.
(Fiona said that I would have arrived to join my father without her help)
Write the past participle of the following verbs. Do not forget to agree it with the auxiliary.
Example: Elle était allée au cinéma, hier. (aller)
1. Les garçons sont de l'école avec pleins de devoirs. (revenir)
(The boys came back from school with many homework)
2. Tu m'as que tu avais plus le choix. (dire)
(You told me that you had no choice)
3. Ils sont dans le taxi en direction de l'aéroport. (monter)
(They get in the taxi to the airport)
4. Quand Adrien est , je n'ai jamais aussi triste. (partir and être)
(When Adrian left, I have never been this sad)
5. Ma soeur a le reste du jus qui était dans le frigo. (boire)
(My sister drank the botlle of juice in the fridge)
6. Tu as nos places pour le concert de Beyoncé ? (choisir)
(Did you choose our seats for Beyoncé's concert ?)
7. Nous avons nombreux à demander de l'aide pour le discours. (être)
(Numerous people asked for help for the speech)
8. Elles ont le livre de Moby Dick. (lire)
(They read Moby Dick)
9. Ils ont un spectacle sur le thème de la violence. (préparer)
(They prepared a show about violence)
10. Vous aviez de ne plus me parler. (décider)
(You decided to not talk anymore)
Ouvrir
(To open)
Ouvri
Ouvert
Ouvre
Partir
(To leave)
Partie
Partis
Parti
Avoir
(To have)
Eu
Ai
Été
Être
(To be)
Sois
Été
Eu
Finir
(To finish)
Finis
Fini
Finie
Apprendre
(To learn)
Appris
Apprends
Apprende
Parler
(To talk)
Parlés
Parlé
Parlée
Faire
(To do)
Faie
Fait
Fais
Dire
(To say)
Dit
Dis
Die
Ouvrir
(To open)
Ouvert
Partir
(To leave)
Parti
Avoir
(To have)
Eu
Être
(To be)
Été
Finir
(To finish)
Fini
Apprendre
(To learn)
Appris
Parler
(To talk)
Parlé
Faire
(To do)
Fait
Dire
(To say)
Dit
Agree if necessary (leave the blank empty if it is not necessary) the following past participle. Be careful about auxiliaries, they are put in brackets to help you.
Bonne chance !
Example: Anna (avait) dit que sa mère ne (serait) pas partie avec elle.
1. Bruno (était) rentré dans sa chambre, énervé.
(Bruno entered his room, angried)
2. Mariam (serait) allé au théâtre avec lui.
(Myriam would have gone to the theater with him)
3. Nous (avons) parlé du réchauffement climatique en classe.
(We talked about the global warming in class)
4. Mes amies (sont) mort dans un accident de voiture.
(My girl friends died in car accident)
5. Marie s'(est) énervé contre la reine mais elles se sont réconcilié à la fin.
(Mary got mad at the queen but they made up at the end)
6. Blanche-neige (était) décidé à rejoindre le palais.
(Snow white was decided to rejoin the palace)
7. Georges et Paul (ont) fait une grande cascade sur la montagne.
(Georges and Paul made a big stunt in the mountain)
8. La jeune fille (a) marché tout le long de la rivière et s'(est) allongé sur le sable.
(The little girl walked alongside the river and layed on the sand)
9. Ma mère (est) parti acheter du pain pour les invités.
(My mom went to buy some bread for the guests)
10. Fiona (a) dit que je ne (serais) pas arrivé à rejoindre mon père sans elle.
(Fiona said that I would have arrived to join my father without her help)
Write the past participle of the following verbs. Do not forget to agree it with the auxiliary.
Example: Elle était allée au cinéma, hier. (aller)
1. Les garçons sont de l'école avec pleins de devoirs. (revenir)
(The boys came back from school with many homework)
2. Tu m'as que tu avais plus le choix. (dire)
(You told me that you had no choice)
3. Ils sont dans le taxi en direction de l'aéroport. (monter)
(They get in the taxi to the airport)
4. Quand Adrien est , je n'ai jamais aussi triste. (partir and être)
(When Adrian left, I have never been this sad)
5. Ma soeur a le reste du jus qui était dans le frigo. (boire)
(My sister drank the botlle of juice in the fridge)
6. Tu as nos places pour le concert de Beyoncé ? (choisir)
(Did you choose our seats for Beyoncé's concert ?)
7. Nous avons nombreux à demander de l'aide pour le discours. (être)
(Numerous people asked for help for the speech)
8. Elles ont le livre de Moby Dick. (lire)
(They read Moby Dick)
9. Ils ont un spectacle sur le thème de la violence. (préparer)
(They prepared a show about violence)
10. Vous aviez de ne plus me parler. (décider)
(You decided to not talk anymore)
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