Partir preterite conjugation
Partir in the preterite: partí, partiste, partió, partimos, partisteis, partieron.
- to leave, to depart; to split; to cut
- regular
- Participle: partido
- Gerund: partiendo
Preterite pretérito
| yo | partí |
|---|---|
| tú | partiste |
| él/ella/usted | partió |
| nosotros | partimos |
| vosotros | partisteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | partieron |
How to use partir in the preterite
The preterite is regular: partí, partiste, partió, partimos, partieron. Use it for departures in narratives and news (la expedición partió al amanecer) and for cutting or breaking something: se partió el brazo. Partimos is identical in the present and the preterite. In stories, partió is a more literary way of saying se fue. Note the accents on partí and partió.
Examples
Se partió el brazo jugando futbol.
He broke his arm playing soccer.
La expedición partió al amanecer.
The expedition set out at dawn.
Partí la sandía en cuatro y la repartí.
I cut the watermelon into quarters and handed it out.
Quick check: partir in the preterite
More partir tenses
- All partir tenses
- Partir present
- Partir imperfect
- Partir future
- Partir conditional
- Partir present subjunctive
- Partir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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