French verb ressortir

The tables below show the conjugation of the French verb ressortir in the various simple and compound tenses.

See below for notes on the conjugation of ressortir

PresentPerfect

jeressors
turessors
il/elleressort
nousressortons
vousressortez
ils/ellesressortent

jesuis ressorti(e)
tues ressorti(e)
il/elleest ressorti(e)
noussommes ressorti(e)s
vousêtes ressorti(e)(s)
ils/ellessont ressorti(e)s

ImperfectPluperfect

jeressortais
turessortais
il/elleressortait
nousressortions
vousressortiez
ils/ellesressortaient

j'étais ressorti(e)
tuétais ressorti(e)
il/elleétait ressorti(e)
nousétions ressorti(e)s
vousétiez ressorti(e)(s)
ils/ellesétaient ressorti(e)s

FutureFuture-perfect

jeressortirai
turessortiras
il/elleressortira
nousressortirons
vousressortirez
ils/ellesressortiront

jeserai ressorti(e)
tuseras ressorti(e)
il/ellesera ressorti(e)
nousserons ressorti(e)s
vousserez ressorti(e)(s)
ils/ellesseront ressorti(e)s

ConditionalConditional perfect

jeressortirais
turessortirais
il/elleressortirait
nousressortirions
vousressortiriez
ils/ellesressortiraient

jeserais ressorti(e)
tuserais ressorti(e)
il/elleserait ressorti(e)
nousserions ressorti(e)s
vousseriez ressorti(e)(s)
ils/ellesseraient ressorti(e)s

Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jeressorte
turessortes
il/elleressorte
nousressortions
vousressortiez
ils/ellesressortent

jesois ressorti(e)
tusois ressorti(e)
il/ellesoit ressorti(e)
noussoyons ressorti(e)s
voussoyez ressorti(e)(s)
ils/ellessoient ressorti(e)s

This verb belongs to a pattern in which there is a 'characteristic consonant' immediately before the -ir of the infinitive. This consonant is absent in the singular present tense forms, but appears in other forms. These verbs also characteristically have a past participle ending in -i.

Apart from the behaviour of the characteristic consonant, this verb pattern is very similar to the regular -ir pattern, but without -ss- before its endings. It is also similar to the regular -er pattern but with -i in the past participle, and present tense singular endings -s/-t.

Common verbs following this pattern include: dormir (to sleep), mentir (to lie, not tell the truth), partir (to leave), sentir (to feel, smell), servir (to serve), sortir (to go/come out). Compounds such as endormir to put to sleep naturally follow the same pattern.


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