Key learning points

1. 'Je sors', 'tu sors' and 'il, elle sort' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'sortir'.
2. 'Je viens', 'tu viens' and 'il, elle vient' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'venir'.
3. The preposition 'de' can mean both 'of' and 'from' in French.
4. When asking a closed inversion question using 'il/elle', pronounce the 't' (sort-elle ce soir ?).
5. If the verb ends in a vowel, add a 't' before 'il/elle' (a-t-elle un chien ?).

Keywords

• Venir - -ir verb meaning 'to come, coming'

• Sortir - -ir verb meaning 'to go out, going out'

• De - preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

• Inversion question - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

Common misconception