A1.39.2 - The past participle
Le participe passé
Le participe passé est une forme verbale utilisée pour indiquer qu'une action est accomplie ou terminée.
(The past participle is a verb form used to indicate that an action is completed or finished.)
- The past participle is used to form the passé composé by adding the auxiliary être or avoir.
| Terminaisons (Endings) | Exemples (Examples) | |
| Réguliers (Regular) | -er-é -ir-i -re-u | Manger (To eat)Mangé Finir (To finish)Fini Boire (To drink)Bu |
| Irréguliers (Irregular) | -re-is -re-it -ir-ert | ApprendreAppris (To learn — learned) DireDit (To say — said) OffrirOffert (To offer — offered) |
| Forme particulière (Particular form) | Être (To be) Avoir (To have) Faire (To do / to make) | Été Eu Fait |
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