French I: Past Participles of Regular Verbs

Past Participles of Regular Verbs

The past participles of regular verbs are formed by dropping the infinitive endings, as shown in Table 1 .

TABLE 1

Regular Past Participles

Verb	-er Verbs	-ir Verbs	-re Verbs
Ending	- é	- i	- u
Infinitive	parl er	fin r	répond re
Past Participle	parlé	fini	répondu
Example	J'ai parlé à Anne. (I spoke to Ann.)	Nous avons fini. (We have finished.)	Ils ont répondu. (They answered.)

The past participles of shoe verbs require no spelling change within their stems (forms to which endings are added):

voyager (to travel) Vous avez voyagé. (You traveled.)
avancer (to advance) L'auto a avancé. (The car advanced.)
payer (to pay) Ils ont payé. (They paid.)
acheter (to buy) J'ai acheté un pantalon. (I bought pants.)
appeler (to call) A-t-elle appelé? (Did she call?)
célébrer (to celebrate) Il a célébré son anniversaire. (He celebrated his birthday.)