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.)

  1. 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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