Transcript 5A.2 Irregular -ir verbs
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.
Elle __________ (partir) pour Dijon ce week-end. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
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