When there are two people & two actions, what determines the past participle agreement ?

MichaelC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When there are two people & two actions, what determines the past participle agreement ?

In the following example......Elle m'a récompensé pour ________ à la gym.

She rewarded me for going to the gym........Who is doing THE action that determines the past participle agreement?
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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The lesson says to match the participle to the person doing the action. In your example the action is "having gone to the gym". The person who went to the gym is "me". So it depends on the sex of the speaker, in this case.

MichaelC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci Chris.

When there are two people & two actions, what determines the past participle agreement ?

In the following example......Elle m'a récompensé pour ________ à la gym.

She rewarded me for going to the gym........Who is doing THE action that determines the past participle agreement?

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