Question

French help:) on Passé Composé. Picture attached in the comments:)

Answer 1

Here is the answer to another similar question I helped with:

When the auxiliary être is used, the past participle agrees with the subject.
For example: Nous sommes restés.
Here the auxiliary être is used (sommes) and the subject (nous) is plural. So to make the past participle agree with the subject an s is added to the end of the past participle.
Elle est restée.
Here the auxiliary être is used and the subject is feminine. So an extra e is added to the past participle to make it agree with the subject.
When the auxiliary avoir is used the past participle does not agree with the subject.
For example: Nous avons mangé.
Even though the subject is plural, the past participle does not change.
Elle a mangé.
And here, even though the subject is feminine, the past participle does not change.
Here is a list of the verbs that use the auxiliary être when conjugated in the passé composé:
Monter --> monté (went up)
Retourner --> retourné (returned)
Sortir --> sorti (went out)
Venir --> venu (came)
Arriver --> arrivé (arrived)
Naître --> né (was born)
Descendre --> descendu (went down)
Entrer --> entré (entered)
Rester --> resté (stayed)
Tomber --> tombé (fell)
Rentrer --> rentré (went back in)
Aller --> allé (went)
Mourir --> mort (died)
Partir --> parti (left)
You can remember them with the acronym MRS VANDERTRAMP.
There are a couple more complicated rules but these are the basics.

Hopefully this helps!

Answer 2

@lina218
The best way to get help in a language is to post your best efforts in answering. This way, you get helped where you need it, and get to correct incorrect concepts, if any.

Right now, @zibby has given you all the rules required, which you may or may not need.

It's your turn to post your attempts if you would like to check your answers, or to improve your skills.

Answer 3

Remember:
When past participle (PP) is used with verb "être", PP must agree with subject.
When PP is used with verb "avoir", agreement with subject is not needed.

1. "des" is plural, so "questions" should be too.
2. need agreement between subject and past participle when using verb "être".
3. Les voisines (plural, feminine) sont entré____ .... (agreement required?)
4. Les voisines (plural, feminine) ont vécu___..... (agreement required?)
5. "beaucoup de quoi?". If you don't add anything after beaucoup, it becomes an adverb and you would write "Il a beaucoup lu". Or "Il a lu beaucoup de bandes dessinées."
6. "avoir faim" means hungry
Watch difference between English and French in the use of be and have in these cases:
be thirsty -> avoir soif.
be hungry -> avoir faim.
be 13 years old -> avoir 13 ans.
Please try this one again
7. Nous sommes en avance.... (we're early)
8. correct.
9. If you're a girl, you would write Je suis entrée, otherwise ok.
Also "vacances" is always plural, so "mes vacances..."
10. You would put a hyphen when there's inversion of verb, so était-il bon?
11. correct grammatically, but not sure about the meaning.
12. correct.
13. preposition missing, I think.
14. check if descendre is on the list of @zibby
15. missing auxiliary verb
16. correct. New York spelled as two words.

This will be enough for you to make a good corrected draft. You can post again if you wish.

Answer 4

@mathmate @zibby

Thank you both so much for the help, I appreciate it:)!

Answer 5

You're welcome! :)