Do French past participle agreements use direct objects?
Do French past participle agreements use direct objects? When there is a direct object that is the recipient of the action, then the agreement rules are the same as with avoir: the past participle agrees with the direct object if it is placed before the verb, and doesn't agree if it is placed after it. Example: Ils se sont lavé les mains. = They washed their hands. Where does the direct object go in passé composé? In compound tenses like the passé composé, direct object pronouns precede the auxiliary verb. Je l'ai dit. I said it. Nous t'avons vu. Do...