The Many Meanings of partir
Partir most commonly means "to leave" in the general sense of leaving a place. It is the opposite of arriver (to arrive). For example, Je vais partir ce soir (I'm going to leave tonight) and Il n'est pas parti hier (He didn't leave yesterday). Partir has a few other meanings as well. For example, it can be used to mean "to shoot" or "to fire": Le c
partir with Prepositions
Partiris intransitive, which means that it cannot be followed by a direct object. However, it may be followed by a preposition and an indefinite object (e.g., the destination or point/purpose of departure), or by a day, time, or other modifiers: 1. Ils partent de Paris demain.- They're leaving (from) Paris tomorrow. 2. Quand vas-tu partir à la chas
Expressions with partir
There are a few common French expressions that rely on partir. For many of these, you will need to conjugate the verb, using what you learn in this lesson. Practicing these in simple sentences will make them easier to remember. 1. à partir de- from (time, date, place) 2. à partir de maintenant- from now on 3. à partir de ce moment-là- from then on
Present Indicative
The present indicative in French can be translated to English as the simple present tense "I leave" or as the present progressive "I'm leaving."
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Present Progressive Indicative
As mentioned above, the present progressive in French can be expressed with the simple present tense, but it can also be formed with the present tense conjugation of the verb être (to be) + en train de + the infinitive verb (partir).
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Compound Past Indicative
Verbs like partir require être when used in compound tenses like the passé composé. To construct this past tense, you will need the auxiliary verb être and the past participle parti. Notice that when you form the passé composé with être, the past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject.
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Imperfect Indicative
The imperfect tense is another past tense, but it is usually used to talk about ongoing events or repeated actions in the past, and is normally translated to English as "was leaving" or "used to leave".
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Near Future Indicative
The near future in French is formed with the present tense conjugation of the verb aller (to go) + the infinitive (partir). It can be translated to English as "going to + verb.
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Imperative
When you want to say something like "Leave" you can use the imperative verb mood. In this case, there's no need to include the subject pronoun, so simply say, "Pars " Also, to form the negative commands, just place ne
Present Participle/Gerund
The present participle of partir is partant. This was formed by adding the ending -ant to the verb stem. One of the uses of the present participle is to form the gerund (usually preceded by the preposition en), which is often used to talk about simultaneous actions.
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