Conjugate partir/sortir and other -TIR verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Last updated: 2022-09-28
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The verb partir (to leave), as other -TIR verbs*, is irregular in Le Présent, in the sense that it doesn'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


Have a listen to more examples:

Je pars en vacances demain.I'm going on holiday tomorrow.

À quelle heure est-ce que tu pars au travail ?What time do you leave for work?

Elle part de chez elle.She's leaving her house.

Le samedi, nous partons vers 17h.On Saturdays, we leave around 5pm.

Où partez-vous cette année ?Where are you going this year?

Les invités partent tous en même temps.The guests are all leaving at the same time.


*Other irregular verbs ending in -TIR follow the same conjugation pattern: 

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 follows the regular -IR conjugation (see Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)).


Here are more examples:

Je sors aujourd'hui.I'm going out today.

Tu te sens bien ?Are you feeling O.K.?

Éric ressort plus tard.Éric is going out again later.

Nous te mentons.We are lying to you.

Vous repartez déjà ?Are you going back already?

Ils sentent mauvais.They smell bad.

 
See also the irregular -IR verb courir:
Conjugate courir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Tu te sens bien ?Are you feeling O.K.?
Nous sortons ce soir.We are going out tonight.
Elle part de chez elle.She's leaving her house.
Le samedi, nous partons vers 17h.On Saturdays, we leave around 5pm.
Vous repartez déjà ?Are you going back already?
Je pars en vacances demain.I'm going on holiday tomorrow.
Ils sentent mauvais.They smell bad.
À quelle heure est-ce que tu pars au travail ?What time do you leave for work?
Où partez-vous cette année ?Where are you going this year?
Les invités partent tous en même temps.The guests are all leaving at the same time.
Je sors aujourd'hui.I'm going out today.
Éric ressort plus tard.Éric is going out again later.
Nous te mentons.We are lying to you.
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