Forms of Tout

As an adjective, tout precedes and agrees with the noun.

masc. sing.	tout le train	the whole train
fem. sing.	toute la journée	the whole day
masc. pl.	tous les enfants	all the kids
fem. pl.	toutes les mères	all the moms

As a pronoun, tout can be used alone; it then means everything and is
invariable.
Tout va bien.  Everything's fine.

Je ne peux pas tout faire.  I can't do everything.

It can also reinforce the subject as in:  Ils sont tous là.

 They are all here.

Tout can also be used with direct object pronouns.  The forms of tout
follow the verb in a simple tense and go between the auxiliary and past
participle in a compound tense.

Je les ai toutes.  I have them all.

Je ne les ai pas tous eu.  I didn't have them all.

Note:  The s of tous is pronounced when tous is a pronoun.

Idiomatic Expressions with Tout

en tout cas	in any case
tout le monde	everyone
tout de suite	right away
de toute façon	anyway
tout à fait	completely
toutes sortes de	all kinds of
pas du tout	not at all
malgré tout	in spite of it all
tout à l'heure	in a little while

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