Sometimes, the past participle remains invariable (masculine and singular), sometimes it agrees with another word in the sentences. Look at the same verb MANGER in these 2 examples:
J’ai mangé les pommes AND Je les ai mangées
The past participle may or may not agree in gender (add an E if feminine) and number (add an S if plural).
- Verbs that take AVOIR agree – or not – with the object
- Verbs that take ÊTRE agree – or not – with the object pronoun that reflects the subject
Here is how it goes:
Verbs that take AVOIR (goes with the object)
1. Verbs that take AVOIR do not agree if the object is after the verb.
J’ai mangé les pommes. --> no agreement with object because les pommes is after the verb
Verbs that take ÊTRE (goes with the object pronoun)
2. Intransitive[2] verbs that take ÊTRE agree with the pronoun.
Elles se sont lavées. --> agreement with pronoun se=elles because se laver doesn’t have another object. The action is done to self
I get into a lot more detail here
Related: le passé composé
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Bonjour Anne,
Merci pour votre réponse de quelle est claire ! Oh la la Herman,it seems you start understanding the subject.
By the way Anne,allow me to mention that ABOVE in your explanation text :Here it how goes!!! YOU FORGOT THE PREPOSITION IT.
Ofcourse you want to be Perfect,that’s why this remark.
Merci beaucoup, avec salutations de Venlo Pays-Bas ,ville frontière avec
Allemagne.
Yours. Herman
Sorry Anne,
Correction.
In my view. Your sentence must be. HERE IT IS HOW IT GOES!!!
Indeed a sentence without a verb is no sentence! Or shall I say has no
Backbone? Never mind Anne.Thank you very much for your fine work .
Bye bye.
Herman.