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!

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Frazer F.Kwiziq community member

Can someone explain why Iraq and Iran are masculine yet you use en in front of them

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Linda A.C1Kwiziq community member

Which is correct "de la" or "de" in the sentence "Je ne joue pas ___ guitare."

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Jessica H.B1Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between devoir and avoir à?

I feel like sometimes I've seen these used in an interchangeable manner (devoir and avoir à). What I told my students was that "devoir" also means "must", so "avoir à" needs to be used in situations where "must" doesn't fit (i.e. "You don't have to go yet." "Tu n'às pas encore à partir."). Is this correct? In what other situations do you need to use one over the other?

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