The verb partir (to leave), as well as some other -TIR verbs*, are irregular in Le Présent, in the sense that they don't follow the regular -IR conjugation.
Learn how to conjugate PARTIR (to leave) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French
| je pars | I leave |
| tu pars | You leave (one person you know well) |
| il/elle/on part | He/she/one leaves - we/people leave |
| nous partons | We leave |
| vous partez | You leave (more than 1 person or formal) |
| ils/elles partent | They leave |
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*Other irregular verbs ending in -TIR that follow the same conjugation pattern are:
sortir (to go out)
ressortir (to go out again)
sentir (to smell)
se sentir (to feel)
mentir (to lie)
repartir (to leave again)
The verb répartir (to distribute) is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word "repartition", and therefore follows the regular -IR conjugation (see Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)).
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See also the irregular -IR verb courir:
Conjugate courir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
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