sortir
to go outIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | sorssounds the same as another form in this tense | suis sorti(e) | sortaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais sortir | sortiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | sorssounds the same as another form in this tense | es sorti(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | sortaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas sortirsounds the same as another form in this tense | sortirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | sortsounds the same as another form in this tense | est sorti(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | sortaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va sortirsounds the same as another form in this tense | sortirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | sortons | sommes sorti(e)s | sortions | allons sortir | sortironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | sortez | êtes sorti(e)(s) | sortiez | allez sortir | sortirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | sortent | sont sorti(e)s | sortaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont sortir | sortirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. sors covers both "I go out" and "I am go outing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and sorti does not — suis sorti(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so sortons gives you sortais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; sortir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on sortir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de sortir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de sortir |
| il/elle | vient de sortir |
| nous | venons de sortir |
| vous | venez de sortir |
| ils/elles | viennent de sortir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | sors |
|---|---|
| nous | sortons |
| vous | sortez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en sortant
What this table tells you about sortir
The past participle is sorti, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est sortie, ils sont sortis.
The futur simple is built on sortir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: sors, sort — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know sortons you already know sortais, sortait and sortaient. Futur proche keeps sortir untouched.