- present participle of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être)
- past participle of the main verb
Note: Like all French compound conjugations, the perfect participle 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 | |
| ayant parlé | ayant choisi | ayant vendu | |
| aller | sortir | descendre | |
| étant allé(e)(s) | étant sorti(e)(s) | étant descendu(e)(s) | |
| se taire | s'évanouir | se souvenir | |
| s'étant tu(e)(s) | s'étant évanoui(e)(s) | s'étant souvenu(e)(s) | |
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| Since the present participle auxiliary verb is unconjugated, the perfect participle is the same conjugation for all subjects. | |||
| Ayant terminé, je... | Having finished, I... | ||
| Ayant terminé, nous... | Having finished, we... | ||
| However, you do need to follow the normal rules of agreement: | |||
| Étant sortis, nous... | Having gone out, we... | ||
| N'ayant pas vu Anne, je l'ai appelée. | Not having seen Anne, I called her. | ||
| And pronominal verbs still need a reflexive pronoun that agrees with the subject. | |||
| M'étant habillé, je... | Having gotten dressed, I... | ||
| Vous étant levés, vous... | Having gotten up, you... | ||
