Partir imperfect conjugation
Partir in the imperfect: partía, partías, partía, partíamos, partíais, partían.
- to leave, to depart; to split; to cut
- regular
- Participle: partido
- Gerund: partiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | partía |
|---|---|
| tú | partías |
| él/ella/usted | partía |
| nosotros | partíamos |
| vosotros | partíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | partían |
How to use partir in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: partía, partías, partíamos, partían. It describes repeated actions in the past (mi mamá partía la fruta para todos) and regular departures seen as background: el barco partía cada martes. It also sets the scene before something happened: cuando partíamos, empezó a llover. Every form carries an accent on the í. The tense is also common in historical texts that describe regular routes and departures, such as ships, trains or caravans that used to leave from a port or city.
Examples
Mi mamá partía la fruta en cubitos para el almuerzo.
My mom cut the fruit into little cubes for lunch.
El barco partía cada martes desde Veracruz.
The ship sailed every Tuesday from Veracruz.
Cuando partíamos, empezó a llover.
Just as we were leaving, it started to rain.
Quick check: partir in the imperfect
More partir tenses
- All partir tenses
- Partir present
- Partir preterite
- Partir future
- Partir conditional
- Partir present subjunctive
- Partir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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