partir — to leaveFrench Verbs

partir (to leave)French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate partir (to leave) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

partirPresent Simple in French

partir Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeparsJe pars au travail tôt aujourd'hui.I'm leaving for work early today.
tuparsTu pars demain matin, n'est-ce pas?You're leaving tomorrow morning, right?
il/ellepartElle part à huit heures tous les jours.She leaves at eight every day.
nouspartonsNous partons en vacances la semaine prochaine.We're leaving for vacation next week.
vouspartezVous partez avant que la circulation devienne mauvaise.You all leave before the traffic gets bad.
ils/ellespartentIls partent du bureau à cinq heures.They leave the office at five.

partirPresent Perfect in French

partir Present Perfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jesuis partiJe suis parti à huit heures.I left at eight o'clock.
tues partiTu es parti sans dire au revoir.You left without saying goodbye.
il/elleest partiIl est parti en vacances.He/she left for vacation.
noussommes partisNous sommes partis trop tôt.We left too early.
vousêtes partisVous êtes partis avant la fin.You all left before the end.
ils/ellessont partisIls sont partis hier matin.They left yesterday morning.

partirImperfect in French

partir Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jepartaisJe partais plus tôt quand j'habitais en centre-ville.I used to leave earlier when I lived downtown.
tupartaisTu partais quand j'ai appelé.You were leaving when I called.
il/ellepartaitIl partait toujours sans dire au revoir.He always left without saying goodbye.
nouspartionsNous partions pour Paris cet été-là.We were leaving for Paris that summer.
vouspartiezVous partiez ensemble après les cours.You all used to leave together after class.
ils/ellespartaientElles partaient quand la pluie a commencé.They were leaving when the rain started.
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