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.
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