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Sortir

Présent
je sors
tu sors
il sort/elle sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils sortent/elles sortent

8 months ago

je sors info.

To remember “je sors” which translates to “I leave” or “I am going out” in French, you can associate the word “sort” with going out or exiting, as “sortie” means exit in French. The verb “sortir” means to go out, to exit, or to leave.

Other words that mean the same thing include “je pars” (I am leaving), or “je quitte” (I am leaving/quitting).

“Sortir” is not in the infinitive form when conjugated as “je sors”. Here are the conjugations for “sortir” in the present, past (passé composé), imperfect, and future simple tenses:

Present:
– je sors (I am going out/leaving)
– tu sors (you are going out/leaving – singular, informal)
– il/elle/on sort (he/she/one is going out/leaving)
– nous sortons (we are going out/leaving)
– vous sortez (you are going out/leaving – plural, or formal)
– ils/elles sortent (they are going out/leaving)

Passé composé (past):
– je suis sorti(e) (I went out/left)
– tu es sorti(e) (you went out/left – singular, informal)
– il est sorti / elle est sortie (he/she went out/left)
– nous sommes sorti(e)s (we went out/left)
– vous êtes sorti(e)(s) (you went out/left – plural, or formal)
– ils sont sortis / elles sont sorties (they went out/left)

Imperfect:
– je sortais (I used to go out/was going out)
– tu sortais (you used to go out/were going out – singular, informal)
– il/elle/on sortait (he/she/one used to go out/was going out)
– nous sortions (we used to go out/were going out)
– vous sortiez (you used to go out/were going out – plural, or formal)
– ils/elles sortaient (they used to go out/were going out)

Future simple:
– je sortirai (I will go out/leave)
– tu sortiras (you will go out/leave – singular, informal)
– il/elle/on sortira (he/she/one will go out/leave)
– nous sortirons (we will go out/leave)
– vous sortirez (you will go out/leave – plural, or formal)
– ils/elles sortiront (they will go out/leave)

Examples of sentences:
– Present: Je sors avec mes amis ce soir. (I am going out with my friends tonight.)
– Passé composé: Hier, je suis sorti tôt du travail. (Yesterday, I left work early.)
– Imperfect: Quand j’étais jeune, je sortais souvent. (When I was young, I used to go out often.)
– Future simple: Demain, je sortirai acheter du pain. (Tomorrow, I will go out to buy some bread.)

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