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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

partir

to leave, to depart

  • #218 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: partindo
  • Past participle: partido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you leave
  3. nós we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all leave

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I left
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you left
  3. nós we left
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all left

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to leave
  3. nós we are going to leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to leave

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to leave
  3. nós we used to leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to leave

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would leave
  3. nós we would leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would leave

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you leave
  3. nós (that) we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all leave

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I left
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you left
  3. nós (if) we left
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all left

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you leave
  3. nós (when) we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all leave

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você leave!
  2. vocês leave! (all of you)

How to use partir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O trem parte às sete em ponto.

    The train leaves at seven sharp.

  2. Past

    Ela partiu para Lisboa sem se despedir.

    She left for Lisbon without saying goodbye.

  3. Future

    O navio vai partir do Rio na sexta-feira.

    The ship is going to depart from Rio on Friday.

  4. Imperfect

    Os ônibus partiam de hora em hora.

    The buses used to leave every hour.

  5. Conditional

    Eu partiria hoje mesmo, se pudesse.

    I'd leave this very day if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero me despedir antes que ele parta.

    I want to say goodbye before he leaves.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o voo partisse mais tarde, eu dormiria mais.

    If the flight left later, I'd sleep more.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você partir, me manda uma mensagem do aeroporto.

    When you leave, send me a message from the airport.

  9. Imperative

    Parta cedo, a estrada fica cheia depois das oito.

    Leave early, the road gets busy after eight.

Good to know

  • "Partir" is the word at stations and airports; in conversation "sair" or "ir embora" is more common.
  • "A partir de" is "from… on": "a partir de amanhã" is "from tomorrow on".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.