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In Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), the verb dire (to say/to tell) and derivatives* have an irregular past participle: -dit, and uses the auxiliary avoir.
Conjugation of DIRE (to say/to tell) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
|
j' |
ai dit |
|
tu |
as dit |
|
il / elle / on |
a dit |
|
nous |
avons dit |
|
vous |
avez dit |
|
ils/elles |
ont dit |
Here's the pattern to conjugate dire in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + dit
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
*Other derivatives of dire follow the same conjugation:
redire (to say again) -> redit
prédire (to predict) -> prédit
interdire (to forbid) -> interdit
médire (to speak ill) -> médit
contredire (to contradict) -> contredit
etc
prédire (to predict) -> prédit
interdire (to forbid) -> interdit
médire (to speak ill) -> médit
contredire (to contradict) -> contredit
etc
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