When the passé composé is formed with Etre, the past participle behaves like an adjective. So , if you have a feminine subject (the “doer” of the verb), you must also have a feminine past participle. Eg Elle est allé (feminine) e If the subject is plural , the past participle must also be plural . Eg Ils sont allé (masculine plural) s Il est allé (masculine) BUT Elles sont allé (feminine plural) e s
Here is a table showing all the agreements allé es sont elles allé s sont ils allé (e)(es)(s) êtes vous allé (es)(s) sommes nous allé e est elle allé est il allé (e) es tu allé (e) suis je
Here are the past participles of some of the “Etre” verbs fell T ombé (e)(s) T omber went A llé (e)(s) A ller returned R etourné (e)(s) R etourner left P arti (e)(s) P artir went out S orti (e)(s) S ortir stayed R esté (e)(s) R ester came V enu (e)(s) V enir entered E ntré (e)(s) E ntrer went back R entré (e)(s) R entrer English Past Participle Infinitive
Can you remember what to do? Il est … allé s allé allé e allé allé e s Choose the correct past participle.