| when using in compound tenses |
| verbs that form their compound tenses with être are to be inflected |
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Il est allé. |
He has gone. |
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Elle est allée. |
She has gone. |
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Ils sont allés. |
They have gone. |
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Elles sont allées. |
They have gone. |
| in the passive voice it is always inflected, even if the compound tense is formed with avoir. |
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Il est trompé. |
He is betrayed. |
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Elle est trompée. |
She is betrayed. |
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Ils sont trompés. |
They are betrayed. |
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Elles sont trompées. |
They are betrayed. |
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Il a été trompé. |
He has been betrayed. |
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Elle a été trompée. |
She has been betrayed. |
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Ils ont été trompés. |
They had been betrayed. |
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Elles ont été trompées. |
They had been betrayed. |
| verbs forming their compound tenses with avoir, are not to be inflected * |
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Il a acheté une voiture. |
He has bought a car. |
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Elle a acheté une voiture. |
She has bought a car. |
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Ils ont acheté une voiture. |
They have bought a car. |
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Elles ont acheté une voiture. |
They have bought a car. |
Only in case there is a direct object before the participe passé, then it is also to be inflected. But some more about this later.
