Point de départ

You are familiar with the class of French verbs whose infinitives end in

-er

. The infinitives of a second class of French verbs end in

-ir

. Some of the most commonly used verbs in this class are irregular.

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Sortir

is used to express leaving a room or a building. It also expresses the idea of going out, as with friends or on a date. The preposition

de

is used after

sortir

when the place someone is leaving is expressed.

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Partir

is generally used to say someone is leaving a large place such as a city, country, or region. Often, a form of

partir

is accompanied by the preposition

pour

and a destination name to say

to leave for (a place)

.

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Here is a list of verbs that are conjugated like

sortir

and

partir

.

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Sentir

can mean

to feel

,

to smell

, or

to sense

.

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Essayez!

Complétez les phrases avec la forme correcte du verbe.

1.

2.

Je __________ (servir) des boissons gazeuses aux invités.

3.

Tu __________ (partir) quand pour le Canada?

4.

Nous ne __________ (dormir) pas en cours.

5.

6.

Ils __________ (courir) pour attraper (

to catch

) le bus. Tu manges des oignons? Ça __________ (sentir) mauvais.

7.

Vous __________ (sortir) avec des copains ce soir.

8.

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