French 2023 Q3: Choose from the options lettered A – E, the most appropriate form of the verb (using the recent past) to complete the…

Question

Choose from the options lettered A – E, the most appropriate form of the verb (using the recent past) to complete the following sentences. Où est monsieur Adamu? Monsieur Adamu.

Answer 1

Choose from the options lettered A – E, the most appropriate form of the verb (using the recent past) to complete the following sentences. Où est monsieur Adamu? Monsieur Adamu.

est sorti
sort
va sortir
vient de sortir ✓

Explanation

The recent past tense in French uses “venir de” + infinitive verb to express an action that just happened. “Vient de sortir” means “has just left/gone out”. The question asks where Mr. Adamu is, and the answer indicates he just left moments ago.

The other forms show different tenses: “est sorti” (past), “sort” (present), and “va sortir” (future). Only “vient de sortir” expresses the recent past as requested.