All verbs

/sɔʁtiʁ/to go outA1

Family
Family 2 — two-stem `-ir`
Takes
no object — No object normally; with one it takes avoir and means to take something out

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
sortons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

sor-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

sort-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

sort-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

sort-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

sort-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
sortir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

sortir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

sortir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

sortir

Past participle
sorti

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

sorti

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

sorti

Conjugation

présent
Ije sors/ʒə sɔʁ/I go out
youtu sors/ty sɔʁ/you go out
he/sheil sort/il sɔʁ/he goes out
wenous sortons/nu sɔʁtɔ̃/we go out
youvous sortez/vu sɔʁte/you go out
theyils sortent/il sɔʁt/they go out

Examples

  • Nous sortons le soir.

    /nu sɔʁ.tɔ̃ lə swaʁ/

    We go out in the evening.

  • Il sort le soir.

    /il sɔʁ lə swaʁ/

    He goes out in the evening.

  • Est-ce que tu sors le soir ?

    /ɛs kə ty sɔʁ lə swaʁ/

    Do you go out in the evening?

Notes

  • Auxiliary depends on the object: Je suis sorti (I went out) but J'ai sorti le chien (I took the dog out). See passe-compose-etre.

  • It also means to be released: Le film sort en mai.

  • Two stems: je sors but nous sortons.