I'm so confused...

XineB1Kwiziq community member

I'm so confused...

Okay, so I've just climbed up from A2 but this:

Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetées.

looks wrong to me.  Why do I have achetées with bottes with avoir?  

Asked 4 years ago
ŁukaszA1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

"Acheter" uses a direct object, which in this phrase appears before the verb (noouvelles bottes). I think that's the case of Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

That's a B2 topic and from what I've heard even the French get that wrong sometimes. :)

I'm so confused...

Okay, so I've just climbed up from A2 but this:

Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetées.

looks wrong to me.  Why do I have achetées with bottes with avoir?  

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