Dormir – Partir – Sortir Conjugation Pattern

3 Irregular French Verbs

with a similar conjugation pattern

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In the present tense, the irregular –ir verbs dormir (to sleep), partir (to leave), and sortir (to go out) are conjugated according to the same pattern:

1. For singular conjugations (je, tu, il/elle/on), remove –ir plus the preceding consonant and add the endings.

2. For plural conjugations (nous, vous, ils/elles), remove –ir and add the endings.

Endings		Dormir		Partir		Sortir
-s		je dors		je pars		je sors
-s		tu dors		tu pars		tu sors
-t		il dort		il part		il sort
-ons		nous dormons		nous partons		nous sortons
-ez		vous dormez		vous partez		vous sortez
-ent		ils dorment		ils partent		ils sortent

 Derivatives (endormir, repartir, etc) follow the same pattern.

 Related lessons

• Irregular –ir verbs
• Present tense
• Verb conjugations

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