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Why do some past participles agree, even with 'avoir'?

The general rule is that past participles taking 'avoir' as the auxiliary do not agree. However, consider this example:"Avez-vous acheté la voiture?" "Oui, je l'

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Answered by Daniel F. French tutor
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"j'ai cueilli des fleures"; "je les ai cueillies". Why does the participle on the one hand take an "i" at the end, and on the other hand an "ies"?

This is an example of how the agreement of the past particle works with the auxiliary "avoir" (have), "j'ai" at the first person singular. The agreement of the past particle with the a...

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