I wrote ... et j'ai achetée ...un beau centre etc because there is a female narrator, but you corrected this to acheté. May I ask what I did wrong?

Hilde M.B1Kwiziq community member

I wrote ... et j'ai achetée ...un beau centre etc because there is a female narrator, but you corrected this to acheté. May I ask what I did wrong?

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "My New Year's Eve's night"

Asked 6 years ago

Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

When the passé composé is formed using avoir (as is the case here), you always use the male form of the participle. It is only when using a form of être that you accord the participle to the subject.

Marcel a acheté une nouvelle voiture. Anne a acheté une nouvelle voiture.

Marcel est venu nous voir. Anne est venue nous voir.

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Hilde M.B1Kwiziq community member

Of course! Thank you.

Like06 years ago

Ryan S.C1Kwiziq community member

Salut Hilde !

Whether the narrator is female or male, avoir + participe passé will just end in é in -er verbs. A scenario when the acheté becomes achetée is when you are referring back to something in the form of a Direct Object Pronoun.

Example:

A: As-tu acheté la fleur ?

B: Oui, je l'ai achetée. (achetée because the l' refers to the flower, a feminine noun)

I hope that helped you understand!

Bonne continuation !

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Hilde M. asked:

I wrote ... et j'ai achetée ...un beau centre etc because there is a female narrator, but you corrected this to acheté. May I ask what I did wrong?

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