French GCSE
Past participle agreement
What Past participle agreement means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Past participle agreement
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Reference: AQA
Rules applied exactly as in the perfect tense, adding 'e' for feminine and 's' for plural when using 'être' or with a preceding direct object.
Topics that use Past participle agreement
- Verbs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Advice and recommendations
- Asking and answering questions
- Auxiliary verbs
- Complex sentences
- Conjunctions
- Expressing desires and preferences
- Expressing obligation
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