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Exercises
Write the perfect participle form of the verbs.
- attendre → present participle of avoir: ayant|past participle of -re verb: add -u to the stem
- finir → present participle of avoir: ayant|past participle of -ir verb: add -i to the stem
- monter → monter is an être verb|present participle of être: étant|past participle of -er verb: add -é to the stem
- mettre → present participle of avoir: ayant|irregular past participle: mettre → mis
- se laver → se laver is reflexive so takes être as its auxiliary|present participle of être: étant|past participle of -er verb: add -é to the stem
Complete the sentences with the perfect participle form of the verbs in brackets.
- Jeanne (oublier) les clefs de l’appartement, nous dormîmes à l’hôtel.[Since Jeanne had left the keys in the apartment, we had to sleep in a hotel.]|present participle of avoir: ayant|past participle of -er verb: add -é to the stem
- La voiture (tomber) en panne, mes parents durent appeler le service de dépannage.[Because the car had broken down, my parents had to call the breakdown service.]|tomber is an être verb|present participle of être: étant|past participle of -er verb: add -é to the stem|The past participle of être verbs agrees in gender and number with the subject (la voiture)|feminine singular: tombée
- Carine (obtenir) le baccalauréat, elle put aller s’inscrire à l’université.[Once Carine had passed her A levels, she was able to enrol in university.]|present participle of avoir: ayant|past participle of -ir verb: add -u to the stem
- Ses parents (partir) faire les courses, il resta seul à la maison.[Because his parents had gone shopping, he stayed at home alone.]|partir is an être verb|present participle of être: étant|past participle participle of -ir verb: add -i to the stem|The past participle of être verbs agrees in gender and number with the subject (ses parents), masculine plural: partis