- With the auxiliary avoir the past participle does not agree with the subject.
- With the auxiliary être, the past participle agrees with the subject.
| Avoir + Participe passé (Have + past participle) | Être + participe passé (Être + past participle) |
| J'ai + gagné (I have won) | Je suis + allé (I am + gone) |
| Tu as + joué (You have played) | Tu es + venu (You have come) |
| Il a + couru (He has run) | Elle est + partie (She has left) |
| Nous avons + mangé (We have eaten) | Nous sommes + sortis (We have gone out) |
| Vous avez + dit (You have said) | Vous êtes + entrés (You are + entered) |
| Elles ont + pensé (They have thought) | Elles sont + arrivées (They are+ arrived) |
Exercise 1: Le passé composé avec "avoir" et "être"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
as gagné, as joué, a joué, a couru, avons gagné, avez couru, sont venus, suis allé
1.
Jouer :
Ma famille ... au rugby dimanche.
(My family played rugby on Sunday.)
2.
Courir :
Vous ... sur le terrain.
(You ran on the field.)
3.
Jouer :
Tu ... au tennis pendant dix ans.
(You have played tennis for ten years.)
4.
Gagner :
Nous ... la compétition la plus importante.
(We won the most important competition.)
5.
Courir :
Elle ... aussi vite que sa copine.
(She ran as fast as her friend.)
6.
Aller:
Je ... courir avec mes amis.
(I went running with my friends.)
7.
Gagner :
Tu ... tous tes matchs cette année.
(You have won all your matches this year.)
8.
Venir:
Tous tes amis ... jouer au foot avec toi.
(All your friends came to play football with you.)
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
es allé
you went
2
a joué
has played
3
avez couru
you have run
4
as gagné
you have won