4.2.7

Être IR Verbs

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Regular IR and RE Verbs

In French there are 14 verbs that use 'être' to form the perfect tense. It is important to note that verbs that use 'être' agree with the person who is speaking and gender. Here are the regular IR verbs that use 'être':

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Sortir - to go out

  • Je suis sorti(e) - I went out.
  • Tu es sorti(e) - you (singular) went out.
  • Il/elle/on est sorti(e) - he/she went out.
  • Nous sommes sorti(e)s - we went out.
  • Vous êtes sorti(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) went out.
  • Ils/elles sont sorti(e)s - they went out.
Illustrative background for Partir - to leaveIllustrative background for Partir - to leave ?? "content

Partir - to leave

  • Je suis parti(e) - I left.
  • Tu es parti(e) - you (singular) left.
  • Il/elle/on est parti(e) - he/she left.
  • Nous sommes parti(e)s - we left.
  • Vous êtes parti(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) left.
  • Ils/elles sont parti(e)s - they left.

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1Identity & Culture

2Areas of Interest

3Study & Employment

4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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