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A1 Past Tense Verified

Past Agreement with 'Avoir' (Object Before Verb)

Past participles with `avoir` only agree with the direct object when that object precedes the verb.

  • • Agreement only happens if the Direct Object (COD)...
  • • Add -e for feminine, -s for masculine plural, -es...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

Using 'On' as 'We': Casual Past Tense Agreement

When `on` means 'we', use singular verbs but plural past participle endings with `être` verbs.

  • • Use `on` for a casual 'we' instead of the formal `...
  • • Always conjugate the verb in the 3rd person singul...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

Past Participle with Implied Infinitive (pu, voulu, dû)

When a hidden infinitive follows a past participle, ignore gender/number agreement and keep the participle basic.

  • • Past participles of modal verbs don't agree if an...
  • • Applies to verbs like `pouvoir`, `vouloir`, and `d...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

French Past Participle with 'le peu de'

Decide if you are focusing on the missing amount or the existing small quantity to choose your agreement.

  • • Agreement depends on meaning: lack vs. small amoun...
  • • Use masculine singular if you mean 'the lack of'.
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A1 Past Tense Verified

The Past Participle of 'Coûter': Money vs. Metaphor

Agree `coûté` with the preceding object only when 'cost' describes metaphorical sacrifices, not literal monetary prices.

  • • Literal sense (price/money) means NO agreement for...
  • • Figurative sense (effort/sacrifice) REQUIRES agree...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

The 'Unchangeable' Fait (Faire + Infinitive)

When `fait` is followed by an infinitive, it never changes its ending, regardless of gender or number.

  • • Always use `fait` when followed by an infinitive.
  • • Never add an 'e' or 's' to this participle.
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A1 Past Tense Verified

French Movement Verbs with (Être)

Movement verbs use `être` in the past and act like adjectives, matching the subject's gender and number.

  • • Uses `être` as a helper for specific movement and...
  • • Past participles MUST agree in gender and number w...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

No Agreement with 'En': The French Grammar Shortcut

When using the pronoun `en` in the past, the past participle never agrees with the object.

  • • The pronoun `en` never triggers past participle ag...
  • • Keep the verb in masculine singular form, regardle...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

No Agreement: Pronominal Verbs with Objects After

Skip the extra 'e' or 's' when a specific object follows your reflexive verb in the past.

  • • No agreement if the Direct Object (COD) comes afte...
  • • The past participle remains in the masculine singu...
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A1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Avantage vs. Davantage: Benefits and Doing More

Use `un avantage` for the noun 'advantage' and `davantage` for the formal adverb 'more'.

  • • Noun: {un|m} `avantage` means an advantage or bene...
  • • Adverb: `davantage` means 'more' and is slightly f...
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French Complex Prepositions (à côté de, en face de)

Master the 'phrase + de' pattern to give precise locations and sound like a natural French speaker.

  • • Complex prepositions are multi-word phrases like `...
  • • Most end in `de`, which acts as glue to the next n...
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