Past participle agreement with être — identify and understand

Past participle agreement with être: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: passe-compose-etre-verbes-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Past participle agreement with être” in new examples.

2. Discover

Compare: a / à; et / est; son / sont; ou / où. Which clue helps you recognise L’accord du participe passé avec être ?

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.

a / àet / estson / sontou / oùce / sela / là / l’aExemple à observer : Karim répond avant la réunion.

Watch out

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.

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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.