The French verb partir means "to leave, depart". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of partir is je pars, tu pars, il/elle part, nous partons, vous partez, ils/elles partent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is partant and its past participle is parti. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | pars (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | pars (irregular) | |
| il/ | part (irregular) | |
| nous | partons (irregular) | |
| vous | partez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | partent (irregular) |
| je | suis parti |
|---|---|
| tu | es parti |
| il/ | est parti |
| nous | sommes partis |
| vous | êtes partis |
| ils/ | sont partis |
| je | partais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | partais (irregular) |
| il/ | partait (irregular) |
| nous | partions (irregular) |
| vous | partiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | partaient (irregular) |
| je | partirai |
|---|---|
| tu | partiras |
| il/ | partira |
| nous | partirons |
| vous | partirez |
| ils/ | partiront |
| je | partirais |
|---|---|
| tu | partirais |
| il/ | partirait |
| nous | partirions |
| vous | partiriez |
| ils/ | partiraient |
| que je | parte (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | partes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | parte (irregular) |
| que nous | partions (irregular) |
| que vous | partiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | partent (irregular) |
| tu | pars (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | partons (irregular) |
| vous | partez (irregular) |
Partir is irregular. Its present forms include pars, part, and partons, while its present participle is partant.
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Partir is irregular. Its present forms include pars, part, partons, and partent.
The forms are parte, partes, parte, partions, partiez, and partent.
The present participle is partant, the past participle is parti, and the auxiliary is être.