- infinitive of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être)
- past participle of the main verb
Note: Like all French compound conjugations, the past infinitive may be subject to grammatical agreement:
- When the auxiliary verb is être, the past participle must agree with the subject
- When the auxiliary verb is avoir, the past participle may have to agree with its direct object
| parler | choisir | vendre | |
| avoir parlé | avoir choisi | avoir vendu | |
| aller | sortir | descendre | |
| être allé(e)(s) | être sorti(e)(s) | être descendu(e)(s) | |
| se taire | s'évanouir | se souvenir | |
| s'être tu(e)(s) | s'être évanoui(e)(s) | s'être souvenu(e)(s) | |
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| Since the infinitive auxiliary verb is unconjugated, the past infinitive is the same conjugation for all subjects. | |||
| Je veux avoir terminé... | I want to have finished... | ||
| Nous voulons avoir terminé... | We want to have finished... | ||
| However, you do need to follow the normal rules of agreement: | |||
| Après être sortis, nous... | After having gone out, we... | ||
| J'ai téléphoné à Anne après l'avoir vue. | I called Anne after having seen her. | ||
| And pronominal verbs still need a reflexive pronoun that agrees with the subject. | |||
| Je veux m'être habillé avant midi. | I want to have gotten dressed before noon. | ||
| Après vous être lavés... | After you've washed up... | ||



