the location of tout

Hà Thu Đ.A2Kwiziq community member

the location of tout

Why dont we say that "J'ai entendu tout" like "Je comprends tout" but "J'ai tout entendu"?

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Hà Thu, 

Normally the placing of 'tout' for everything would be different in the present tense and in the perfect tense - 

Je comprends tout ---->  J'ai tout compris

J'entends tout -------->  J'ai tout entendu 

Je vois tout ------->  J'ai tout vu

Hope this helps!

the location of tout

Why dont we say that "J'ai entendu tout" like "Je comprends tout" but "J'ai tout entendu"?

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