The French verb sortir means "to go out". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of sortir is je sors, tu sors, il/elle sort, nous sortons, vous sortez, ils/elles sortent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is sortant and its past participle is sorti. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | sors (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sors (irregular) | |
| il/ | sort (irregular) | |
| nous | sortons (irregular) | |
| vous | sortez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | sortent (irregular) |
| je | suis sorti |
|---|---|
| tu | es sorti |
| il/ | est sorti |
| nous | sommes sortis |
| vous | êtes sortis |
| ils/ | sont sortis |
| je | sortais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | sortais (irregular) |
| il/ | sortait (irregular) |
| nous | sortions (irregular) |
| vous | sortiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | sortaient (irregular) |
| je | sortirai |
|---|---|
| tu | sortiras |
| il/ | sortira |
| nous | sortirons |
| vous | sortirez |
| ils/ | sortiront |
| je | sortirais |
|---|---|
| tu | sortirais |
| il/ | sortirait |
| nous | sortirions |
| vous | sortiriez |
| ils/ | sortiraient |
| que je | sorte (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | sortes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | sorte (irregular) |
| que nous | sortions (irregular) |
| que vous | sortiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | sortent (irregular) |
| tu | sors (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | sortons (irregular) |
| vous | sortez (irregular) |
Sortir is irregular. Its present forms include sors, sort, and sortons, while the present participle is sortant.
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No. Sortir is irregular.
The present forms are sors, sors, sort, sortons, sortez, and sortent.
The present participle is sortant, the past participle is sorti, and the auxiliary is être.