This lesson is for verbs that build the passé composé with avoir. Most French verbs use avoir, and only a short list takes être instead.
Participles
| Verb type | Participle |
|---|---|
| -er | parler → parlé |
| -ir | finir → fini |
| -re | vendre → vendu |
A participle after avoir does not change with the subject: j'ai parlé, nous avons parlé. It agrees with a preceding direct object: les lettres que j'ai écrites.