Summary: AUDIO below, by a native speaker. SORT- is the root of the verb -IR is the ending of the verb Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je sors .... I go out je ne sors pas .... I’m not going out je sors .... I go out tu sors .... you go out elle sort .... she goes out il sort .... he/it goes out on sort .... we go out nous sortons .... we go out vous sortez .... your go out elles sortent .... they go out ils sortent .... they go out .... *also I’m going out… imparfait .... imperfect je sortais .... I used to go out• je ne sortais pas .... I wasn’t going out je sortais .... I used to go out tu sortais .... you used to go out elle sortait .... she used to go out il sortait .... he/it used to go out on sortait .... we used to go out nous sortions .... we used to go out vous sortiez .... you used to go out elles sortaient .... they used to go out ils sortaient .... they used to go out .... •also I was going out, I would go out… passé composé .... preterit or present perfect je suis sorti/e .... I went out je ne suis pas sorti/e .... I didn’t go out je suis sorti/e .... I went out tu es sorti/e .... you went out elle est sortie .... she went out il est sorti .... he/it went out on est sorti/s/es .... we went out nous sommes sortis/es .... we went out vous êtes sortis/es .... you went out elles sont sorties .... they went out ils sont sortis .... they went out .... •also I have gone out… futur simple .... future tense je sortirai .... I will go out je ne sortirai pas .... I won’t go out je sortirai .... I will go out tu sortiras .... you will go out elle sortira .... she will go out il sortira .... he/it will go out on sortira .... we will go out nous sortirons .... we will go out vous sortirez .... you will go out elles sortiront .... they will go out ils sortiront .... they will go out Continue this verb and many more in the Premium area. (http://www.frenchetc.org/2007/10/02/sortir-to-go-out-to-leave-all-tenses/ ) Note: SORTIR also means ‘to leave’. SORTIR AVEC means ‘to go out with’. SORTIR DE means ‘to exit’. Related: tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/) . Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’. Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/) Bonne journée française ! AUDIO
