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If 'Je suis monté en voiture' means 'I got into the car', how does one say (if visiting someone on a hill and they asks how you got there) 'I came up by car ?
Surely that is also 'Je suis monté en voiture'.....

I used avoir + monte because in the notes it says this means - to go up, but the answer uses etre.  Please can someone help me with this?  Many thanks, as always!

The quiz question was Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa sœur

How is this different from Lucas a monté les escaliers?

In otherwords, why is "Lucas climbed on top of his sister's new wardrobe" incorrect?

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Similarly, descendre d'un escalator or descendre un escalator?

Can we say go up/go down 1 floor in French:

Monter/descendre un étage  

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Did a quiz, apparently answered wrong, and am now very confused.

The question: Elle ________ monté le poney de Jérémie et il a été très docile.

I went with "a monté". The quiz says the correct is "est monté".

Going by the Q&A, it seems like my answer was correct.  I am stumped in two ways. 

First, the Q&A says that avoir followed by the past participle is used for getting on a horse. This is a (pro)noun followed by a direct object. The lesson uses the example a "a monté mon cheval". I'm struggling to see why the verb auxiliary would switch based on who owns the horse. 
Second, assuming I have the first part wrong someone how and être is the correct auxiliary, should the correct answer not be "est montée"? The subject is feminine. 

Hi there;

One of your examples reads: "On est montés dans la voiture après vous."

Is the "s" on "montés" an error?

Why does this sentence use "en" instead of "dans"?  I thought "You got into the car quickly" should be "Tu es monté dans la voiture rapidement."  Is there a difference in meaning or can I use "en" and "dans" interchangeably to express getting into a car?  

Hi, so i'm reading exercises du style and there´s the following phrase: l'autobus est arrivé. Alors j'ai monté dedans. Wouldn't the être variant be appropriate here?

This is probably a very fine distinction. "I got on my horse", according to the lesson would be "J'ai monté mon cheval." So why is it incorrect to say, ''Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa sœur.'' - "Lucas got on his sister's new wardrobe"?"