Agreement of Past ParticiplesHi,
I am under the impression that when conjugating a verb in the passé composé, the past participle will agree in the following instances:
When using avoir with a preceding direct object and using être and s'être. However, I have recently seen instances of conjugations of être/s'être not having any agreement.
Could anyone please tell me why this is?
For example, why is the following sentence correct?
Les conférenciers s'étaient juré de nous renseigner sur l'histoire.
Le genre s'était enrichi grâce à Ray Bradbury et à plusieurs auteurs qui se sont succédé tels que Stephen King et J.G Ballard.
I would appreciate any responses,
Thanks!
Rebecca :)
Hi,
I am under the impression that when conjugating a verb in the passé composé, the past participle will agree in the following instances:
When using avoir with a preceding direct object and using être and s'être. However, I have recently seen instances of conjugations of être/s'être not having any agreement.
Could anyone please tell me why this is?
For example, why is the following sentence correct?
Les conférenciers s'étaient juré de nous renseigner sur l'histoire.
Le genre s'était enrichi grâce à Ray Bradbury et à plusieurs auteurs qui se sont succédé tels que Stephen King et J.G Ballard.
I would appreciate any responses,
Thanks!
Rebecca :)
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