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The French past participle (le participe passé) is a versatile verb form equivalent to English verbs ending in “-ed” or “-en” (e.g., talked, eaten). It is primarily used to form compound tenses like the passé composé, build the passive voice, or serve as an adjective. How to Form Regular Past Participles

For regular verbs, drop the infinitive ending and add a specific past participle ending based on the verb group: -ER Verbs →right arrow replace with -é (e.g., parler →right arrow parlé) -IR Verbs →right arrow replace with -i (e.g., finir →right arrow fini) -RE Verbs →right arrow replace with -u (e.g., vendre →right arrow vendu) Common Irregular Past Participles

Many highly frequent third-group verbs have irregular past participles that must be memorized: Past participle – Lawless French Grammar