Stage 3 · A2
Past participle agreement with être — practise and choose the right form
Past participle agreement with être: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Past participle agreement with être” without copying the model.
2. Discover
Take two “Past participle agreement with être” examples and change one element at a time.
3. Understand
To understand “Past participle agreement with être”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Say the whole sentence, then identify the word’s function: the sound may be the same, but the role is not.
For homophones, do not rely on sound. Use a substitution test or identify the word’s function before writing.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Past participle agreement with être”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For L’accord du participe passé avec être , identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “Past participle agreement with être” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
