Conjugaisons du participe passé
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Regular French verbs, stem-changing verbs, and a few irregular verbs conjugate the past participle by dropping the infinitive ending to find the stem, then adding the past participle ending for that type of verb:
Par exemple…
| -er verbs | stem-changing | -ir verbs | -re verbs | |
| donner (to give) |
appeler (to call) |
choisir (to choose) |
perdre (to lose) |
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| stem | donn- | appel- | chois- | perd- |
| ending | -é | -é | -i | -u |
| past participle | donné | appelé | choisi | perdu |
Irregular Past Participles
Most irregular verbs have irregular past participles:
| verb | past participle | |
| acquérir | acquis | |
| apprendre | appris | |
| atteindre | atteint | |
| avoir | eu | |
| boire | bu | |
| comprendre | compris | |
| conduire | conduit | |
| connaître | connu | |
| construire | construit | |
| courir | couru | |
| couvrir | couvert | |
| craindre | craint | |
| croire | cru | |
| décevoir | déçu | |
| découvrir | découvert | |
| devoir | dû | |
| dire | dit | |
| écrire | écrit | |
| être | été | |
| faire | fait | |
| instruire | instruit | |
| joindre | joint | |
| lire | lu | |
| mettre | mis | |
| mourir | mort | |
| naître | né | |
| offrir | offert | |
| ouvrir | ouvert | |
| paraître | paru | |
| peindre | peint | |
| pouvoir | pu | |
| prendre | pris | |
| produire | produit | |
| recevoir | reçu | |
| savoir | su | |
| souffrir | souffert | |
| suivre | suivi | |
| tenir | tenu | |
| venir | venu | |
| vivre | vécu | |
| voir | vu | |
| vouloir | voulu |
Past participle agreement
The French past participle always needs to agree when it is used in the passive voice or as an adjective.
In compound tenses, it may need to agree – learn more.
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