Partir conjugation chart
Partir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you split | |
| vos | you split | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she splits | |
| nosotros | we split | |
| vosotros | you all split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you split | |
| vos | you split | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she split | |
| nosotros | we split | |
| vosotros | you all split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to split | |
| vos | you used to split | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to split | |
| nosotros | we used to split | |
| vosotros | you all used to split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will split | |
| vos | you will split | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will split | |
| nosotros | we will split | |
| vosotros | you all will split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would split | |
| vos | you would split | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would split | |
| nosotros | we would split | |
| vosotros | you all would split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you split | |
| vos | that you split | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she split | |
| nosotros | that we split | |
| vosotros | that you all split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Partir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I split | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you split | |
| vos | if you split | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she split | |
| nosotros | if we split | |
| vosotros | if you all split | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they split |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (partiese), more common in writing.
Partir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | split! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | split! | |
| usted | split! | |
| nosotros | let's split! | |
| vosotros | split! | |
| ustedes | split! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: parte. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (parta, partamos, partan).
Partir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't split! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't split! | |
| usted | don't split! | |
| nosotros | let's not split! | |
| vosotros | don't split! | |
| ustedes | don't split! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + partas, parta…
Always the verb haber + the past participle partido, which never changes.
Partir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he partido |
|---|---|
| tú | has partido |
| vos | has partido |
| él, ella, usted | ha partido |
| nosotros | hemos partido |
| vosotros | habéis partido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han partido |
Partir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había partido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías partido |
| vos | habías partido |
| él, ella, usted | había partido |
| nosotros | habíamos partido |
| vosotros | habíais partido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían partido |
Partir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré partido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás partido |
| vos | habrás partido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá partido |
| nosotros | habremos partido |
| vosotros | habréis partido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán partido |
Partir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría partido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías partido |
| vos | habrías partido |
| él, ella, usted | habría partido |
| nosotros | habríamos partido |
| vosotros | habríais partido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían partido |
Partir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya partido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas partido |
| vos | hayas partido |
| él, ella, usted | haya partido |
| nosotros | hayamos partido |
| vosotros | hayáis partido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan partido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
Partir means to cut into pieces (parte el pan) and also to set off on a trip. And a partir de means “starting from” or “as of.”
Examples with partir
¿Partes el pastel?
Will you cut the cake?
El tren parte a las nueve.
The train leaves at nine.
Partimos temprano hacia la costa.
We set off early for the coast.
Practice partir
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