I don't understand. Partis doesn't look like present of partir to me. I am confused.

Anne C.C1Kwiziq community member

I don't understand. Partis doesn't look like present of partir to me. I am confused.

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ann,

In the present past historic, partir is conjugated thus-

Je partis, tu partis, il partit, nous partîmes, vous partîtes, ils partirent

Strange sounding but that's just how it is.

You will only encounter this tense mainly in literature, sometimes in the Press.

Hope this helps!

Anne C. asked:

I don't understand. Partis doesn't look like present of partir to me. I am confused.

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