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sortir
to go out; to leave/exit; to take out
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I go out |
| tu | you go out |
| il/elle/on | he/she goes out |
| nous | we go out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) go out |
| ils/elles | they go out |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went out; I have gone out |
| tu | you went out; you have gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she went out; he/she has gone out |
| nous | we went out; we have gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went out; you (plural/formal) have gone out |
| ils/elles | they went out; they have gone out |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to go out |
| tu | you used to go out |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to go out |
| nous | we used to go out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to go out |
| ils/elles | they used to go out |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone out |
| tu | you had gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone out |
| nous | we had gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone out |
| ils/elles | they had gone out |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will go out |
| tu | you will go out |
| il/elle/on | he/she will go out |
| nous | we will go out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will go out |
| ils/elles | they will go out |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have gone out |
| tu | you will have gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have gone out |
| nous | we will have gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have gone out |
| ils/elles | they will have gone out |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to go out |
| tu | you are going to go out |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to go out |
| nous | we are going to go out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to go out |
| ils/elles | they are going to go out |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just gone out |
| tu | you have just gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just gone out |
| nous | we have just gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just gone out |
| ils/elles | they have just gone out |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went out |
| tu | you went out |
| il/elle/on | he/she went out |
| nous | we went out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went out |
| ils/elles | they went out |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone out |
| tu | you had gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone out |
| nous | we had gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone out |
| ils/elles | they had gone out |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would go out |
| tu | you would go out |
| il/elle/on | he/she would go out |
| nous | we would go out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would go out |
| ils/elles | they would go out |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone out |
| tu | you would have gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone out |
| nous | we would have gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone out |
| ils/elles | they would have gone out |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone out |
| tu | you would have gone out |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone out |
| nous | we would have gone out |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone out |
| ils/elles | they would have gone out |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I go out |
| tu | (that) you go out |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she goes out |
| nous | (that) we go out |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) go out |
| ils/elles | (that) they go out |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have gone out |
| tu | (that) you have gone out |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has gone out |
| nous | (that) we have gone out |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have gone out |
| ils/elles | (that) they have gone out |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I went out |
| tu | (that) you went out |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she went out |
| nous | (that) we went out |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) went out |
| ils/elles | (that) they went out |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had gone out |
| tu | (that) you had gone out |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had gone out |
| nous | (that) we had gone out |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had gone out |
| ils/elles | (that) they had gone out |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | go out! |
| nous | let's go out! |
| vous | go out! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have gone out by then! |
| nous | let's have gone out by then! |
| vous | have gone out by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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