Passé composé question

Josh D.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé composé question

Why is it "toutes les personnes qui nous ont aidés" and not "aidées?" Is it because of "nous" and not "les personnes?" Merci d'avance ! 

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Josh,

You're right! It's because of the direct objet "nous" which is placed before "ont aidés":

Elles nous ont aidés = They helped us

-> they helped who? -> nous

 

Take a look here for more details:

Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Josh D. asked:

Passé composé question

Why is it "toutes les personnes qui nous ont aidés" and not "aidées?" Is it because of "nous" and not "les personnes?" Merci d'avance ! 

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