✍️ Past Participle Agreement

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📘 Définition

The past participle agrees differently depending on the auxiliary used. With 'to be', it agrees with the subject. With 'to have', agreement depends on the object position.

✏ Exemple

They have left. • The flowers that I picked.

🧠 À retenir

Be = agreement with subject • Have = agreement if object comes before

✅ Points clés

  • • With 'be', agreement is usually required.
  • • With 'have', look for the object.
  • • The object must come before the verb to trigger agreement.

❌ Erreurs fréquentes

  • • Always applying agreement with 'have'.
  • • Forgetting to identify the object.

💡 Astuce

First identify the auxiliary before deciding whether agreement is needed.