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partir
to leave
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I leave |
| tu | you leave |
| il/elle/on | he/she leaves |
| nous | we leave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) leave |
| ils/elles | they leave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I left; I have left |
| tu | you left; you have left |
| il/elle/on | he/she left; he/she has left |
| nous | we left; we have left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) left; you (plural/formal) have left |
| ils/elles | they left; they have left |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to leave |
| tu | you used to leave |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to leave |
| nous | we used to leave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to leave |
| ils/elles | they used to leave |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had left |
| tu | you had left |
| il/elle/on | he/she had left |
| nous | we had left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had left |
| ils/elles | they had left |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will leave |
| tu | you will leave |
| il/elle/on | he/she will leave |
| nous | we will leave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will leave |
| ils/elles | they will leave |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have left |
| tu | you will have left |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have left |
| nous | we will have left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have left |
| ils/elles | they will have left |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to leave |
| tu | you are going to leave |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to leave |
| nous | we are going to leave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to leave |
| ils/elles | they are going to leave |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just left |
| tu | you have just left |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just left |
| nous | we have just left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just left |
| ils/elles | they have just left |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I left |
| tu | you left |
| il/elle/on | he/she left |
| nous | we left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) left |
| ils/elles | they left |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had left |
| tu | you had left |
| il/elle/on | he/she had left |
| nous | we had left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had left |
| ils/elles | they had left |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would leave |
| tu | you would leave |
| il/elle/on | he/she would leave |
| nous | we would leave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would leave |
| ils/elles | they would leave |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have left |
| tu | you would have left |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have left |
| nous | we would have left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have left |
| ils/elles | they would have left |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have left |
| tu | you would have left |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have left |
| nous | we would have left |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have left |
| ils/elles | they would have left |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I leave |
| tu | (that) you leave |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she leaves |
| nous | (that) we leave |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) leave |
| ils/elles | (that) they leave |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have left |
| tu | (that) you have left |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has left |
| nous | (that) we have left |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have left |
| ils/elles | (that) they have left |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I left |
| tu | (that) you left |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she left |
| nous | (that) we left |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) left |
| ils/elles | (that) they left |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had left |
| tu | (that) you had left |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had left |
| nous | (that) we had left |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had left |
| ils/elles | (that) they had left |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | leave! |
| nous | let's leave! |
| vous | leave! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have left by then! |
| nous | let's have left by then! |
| vous | have left by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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