Les pronoms d'objet direct.

J'ai fait mes devoirs.

Is this correct?

Je les ai faits.

with "s" after fait?

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. You are absolutely correct! You are working with "agreement of the past participle in the passé composé."

1. Past Participles conjugated with "avoir" agree in gender and number with the preceding direct object. (if there is one) This is what you are working with here. "les devoirs" as the direct object in "Je les ai faits" is masculine plural and the past participle illustrates that.

2. Past Participles conjugated with "être" agree in gender and number with the subject. Leur chèvre est morte. = Their goat is dead.

Past Participles of reflexive verbs agree in gender and number with the preceding direct object (if there is one). Elle s'est brossée = She brushed herself. BUT Elle s'est brossé les cheveux = She brushed her hair.

caution: no agreement with "parler" which takes an Indirect Object = nous nous sommes parlé = reflexive = we spoke TO eachother (ourselves).

Hopefully that clarifies that?

Mme

Yes, "Je les ai faits" is the correct sentence. In this sentence, "les" is the direct object pronoun and refers to the plural noun "devoirs." The word "faits" agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces. Since "devoirs" is masculine and plural, the past participle "faits" also needs to be masculine and plural. Therefore, it ends with an "s."

To arrive at this answer, you should remember the following steps:

1. Identify the noun being replaced by the pronoun. In this case, it's "devoirs."
2. Determine the gender and number of the noun. In this case, it's masculine and plural.
3. Choose the appropriate direct object pronoun. In this case, it's "les" for masculine plural.
4. Modify the past participle to match the gender and number of the noun it replaces. In this case, add an "s" to "fait" to make it "faits" for masculine plural.

By following these steps, you can correctly use direct object pronouns and modify the verb accordingly.