Hi, seems like the verb tomber most definitely belongs to the set of verbs which can take either auxiliary in the passé composé, depending on their transitive/intransitive usage.

As an example of such a verb, see your very helpful page here:

Monter can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé depending on its meaning in French

Could you please confirm that tomber indeed deserves such a page, and in general remark on whether about 20 other verbs deserve one also (albeit not very commonly used ones?)

Thank you!

Asked 2 years ago

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Janice B.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of beaucoup in a sentence - placement

Would you say:

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre or j'ai aimé beaucoup ce livre?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mary M.A1Kwiziq community member

Why would you say, J’ai bu un tiers de la bouteille, when bouteille is feminine?

Asked 8 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

en tous cas

Are "en tout cas" and "en tous cas" both acceptable ways of spelling this to mean "in any case". This exercise only accepted the latter, but I thought the former was correct.

Asked 3 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Garbage = les poubelles or les déchets

In the B2 writing challenge "Pre-date stress"

"he'd taken out the garbage"
is translated

"il avait sorti les poubelles"

but isn't this just as valid:

"il a sorti les déchets"

The first assumes that the person is taking a trash can out (to the street) but the second (describing the situation in my house) assumes the person is taking (bagged) garbage out to the trash can.

If so shouldn't the excercise be updated?

Asked 7 years ago

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

I answered " J'habite a Atlanta" why was I wrong?

Asked 8 years ago

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