Conjugation table

Partir conjugation: pars, partons and suis parti

Learn partir in seven tenses and moods. See why je pars loses the t, practise être compounds and use de, pour and à with departure details.

In short

Partir means “to leave” or “to depart”: je pars, tu pars, il part, but nous partons. Before -s, the present singular drops the stem’s t. Its passé composé uses être: je suis parti(e).

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A traveller carrying a small suitcase approaches the open door of a train at a French station.
The departure gives je pars a setting. Illustration: Atelier

Keep two present stems in view: par- for je and tu, part- for the other forms. The t is written in il part and all plural forms. The future and conditional keep the whole infinitive: partirai, partirais. The command to one friend is pars.

Study first: the full conjugation

Infinitive
partir
Past participle
parti
Present participle
partant
Auxiliary
être

Présentnow and habits

jepars
tupars
il / elle / onpart
nouspartons
vouspartez
ils / ellespartent

Je pars à sept heures.
I leave at seven o’clock.

Passé composéa completed event

jesuis parti(e)
tues parti(e)
il / elleest parti / partie
noussommes partis / parties
vousêtes parti / partie / partis / parties
ils / ellessont partis / parties

Léa est partie ce matin.
Léa left this morning.

Imparfaitpast habits and background

jepartais
tupartais
il / elle / onpartait
nouspartions
vouspartiez
ils / ellespartaient

Nous partions tôt chaque samedi.
We used to leave early every Saturday.

Futur simplea future event

jepartirai
tupartiras
il / elle / onpartira
nouspartirons
vouspartirez
ils / ellespartiront

Vous partirez demain.
You will leave tomorrow.

Conditionnel présentan imagined result or choice

jepartirais
tupartirais
il / elle / onpartirait
nouspartirions
vouspartiriez
ils / ellespartiraient

Si j’avais un billet, je partirais ce soir.
If I had a ticket, I would leave tonight.

Subjonctif présentafter a wish or necessity with que

que jeparte
que tupartes
qu’il / elle / onparte
que nouspartions
que vouspartiez
qu’ils / ellespartent

Il faut que nous partions maintenant.
We need to leave now.

Impératifan instruction or invitation

(tu)pars
(nous)partons
(vous)partez

Pars avec nous !
Leave with us!

In the past table, (e) adds the feminine ending; the plural alternatives distinguish a group containing a man from an all-female group. Vous can address one person politely or several people, so choose the matching ending. With on, use est and agreement that matches the people meant: on est partis for a mixed group, on est parties for an all-female group.

Where from, where to, and when?
UseFrenchEnglish
Starting point: deJe pars de Lyon.I am leaving from Lyon.
Destination: pourNous partons pour Paris.We are leaving for Paris.
Departure time: àLe train part à neuf heures.The train leaves at nine o’clock.
Leaving a place: quitter + objectJe quitte la maison à huit heures.I leave the house at eight o’clock.
  • Je parts à huit heures.Je pars à huit heures.

    With je and tu, write pars: the stem loses its t before -s.

  • Nous parons demain.Nous partons demain.

    The plural stem keeps t: part-ons.

  • Elles ont parti ce matin.Elles sont parties ce matin.

    Partir uses être. An all-female plural subject takes parties.

Your turn: recall the forms

Question 1No account needed
Use the present of partir.Tu ___ à quelle heure ?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

pars. With tu, write pars: final -s, with no t before it.

Question 2No account needed
Use the passé composé of partir.Hier, Léa ___ à midi.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

est partie. Léa est partie uses être and a feminine singular participle.

Question 3No account needed
Use the imparfait of partir.Autrefois, nous ___ en juin.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

partions. The past habit uses part- plus -ions: nous partions.

Question 4No account needed
Use the futur simple of partir.Demain, ils ___ pour Lyon.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

partiront. The future with ils is partir- plus -ont: partiront.

Question 5No account needed
Use the conditionnel présent of partir.Avec un billet, je ___ ce soir.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

partirais. The imagined departure uses partir- plus -ais: partirais.

Question 6No account needed
Use the subjonctif présent of partir.Il faut que nous ___ maintenant.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

partions. After il faut que, use present subjunctive nous partions.

Question 7No account needed
Use the imperative of partir for one friend (tu).___ avec ta sœur !

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Pars. The tu imperative keeps the -s: pars.

Question 8No account needed
Complete the present singular.Tu ___ à midi.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

pars. With tu, the present is pars. Keep final -s and drop the stem’s t.

Question 9No account needed
Complete the present plural.Nous ___ ensemble.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

partons. The plural stem is part-; add -ons: partons.

Question 10No account needed
Complete the departure of two women.Emma et Léa ___ ce matin.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

sont parties. Use être and feminine plural parties for Emma and Léa.