All verbs

/paʁtiʁ/to leaveA2

Family
Family 2 — two-stem `-ir`
Takes
no object — No object; de for where from, pour/en/à for where to

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
partons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

par-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

part-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

part-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

part-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

part-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
partir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

partir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

partir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

partir

Past participle
parti

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

parti

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

parti

Conjugation

présent
Ije pars/ʒə paʁ/I leave
youtu pars/ty paʁ/you leave
he/sheil part/il paʁ/he leaves
wenous partons/nu paʁtɔ̃/we leave
youvous partez/vu paʁte/you leave
theyils partent/il paʁt/they leave

Examples

  • Je pars demain.

    /ʒə paʁ də.mɛ̃/

    I leave tomorrow.

  • Le train part à huit heures.

    /lə tʁɛ̃ paʁ a ɥit œʁ/

    The train leaves at eight.

  • Quand partez-vous ?

    /kɑ̃ paʁ.te.vu/

    When are you leaving?

Notes

  • partir is leaving, quitter is leaving SOMETHING. Je pars needs no object; Je quitte la maison must have one. English "leave" covers both.

  • Takes être: Je suis parti. See passe-compose-etre.

  • Two stems: je pars but nous partons.