French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Past
Participle
Participe passé
| Definition | The adjectival form of a verb in the past tense; it has the properties of a verb as well as an adjective. It is used along with the conjugated auxiliary verb to form the compound tenses. | |||
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| Examples | J'ai vu Luc. | I saw Luc. | ||
| Il était venu à Paris. | He had come to Paris. | |||
| Des amours cachées | Hidden loves | |||
| Misspelling | participe passe | |||
| Lessons | Past participle - Compound tenses | |||
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