French/Lessons/Revolutionary France

Relative pronouns begin adjective clauses:
 * the man that was here
 * the man that I saw

is the subject of the clause it introduces:

is the direct object of the clause it introduces:

Remember that in perfect tenses, the past participle agrees with the direct object in gender and plurality if the direct object comes before the verb:

If is followed by a vowel, it is shortened to :

Some stems are determined by the past participle; others must be memorized.