Agreement of past participle with "on" in compound past tense
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James M.Kwiziq community member
Agreement of past participle with "on" in compound past tense
Il m'a emmené dans un bar branché du centre-ville, où on est restés jusqu'à deux heures du matin ! Why is "restes" plural when is singular even though it means "we"?
Asked 3 years ago
Hi James,
Just to add to Chris' comments, here is the lesson on the different uses of the pronoun 'on' and the rules of agreements.
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
When on is used to mean "we", the verb is singular but any participle will be plural. Weird, I know, but that's just how it is.
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