Ont crié

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I was surprised to see that “tous mes amis ont crié” did not use “criés”. Is this because “tous mes amis” is singular (a single group)? And would “mes amis ont criés” be correct (linguistically speaking, not a group, but multiple individuals)?

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Dictation exercise A2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Brian,

'Tous mes amis' is the subject of 'ont crié', the past participle with avoir agrees with the object ( surprise) and only when it precedes the verb, so in this case, no agreement.

Hope this helps!

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Brian E. asked:

ont crié

Hi, I was surprised to see that “tous mes amis ont crié” did not use “criés”. Is this because “tous mes amis” is singular (a single group)? And would “mes amis ont criés” be correct (linguistically speaking, not a group, but multiple individuals)?

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