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FRENCH VERB

repartir

to leave again

  • #328 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: reparti
  • Present participle: repartant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I leave again
  2. tu you leave again
  3. il, elle, on he/she leaves again
  4. nous we leave again
  5. vous you leave again
  6. ils, elles they leave again

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I left again
  2. tu you left again
  3. il, elle, on he/she left again
  4. nous we left again
  5. vous you left again
  6. ils, elles they left again

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to leave again
  2. tu you used to leave again
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to leave again
  4. nous we used to leave again
  5. vous you used to leave again
  6. ils, elles they used to leave again

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will leave again
  2. tu you will leave again
  3. il, elle, on he/she will leave again
  4. nous we will leave again
  5. vous you will leave again
  6. ils, elles they will leave again

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would leave again
  2. tu you would leave again
  3. il, elle, on he/she would leave again
  4. nous we would leave again
  5. vous you would leave again
  6. ils, elles they would leave again

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I leave again
  2. tu (that) you leave again
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she leave again
  4. nous (that) we leave again
  5. vous (that) you leave again
  6. ils, elles (that) they leave again

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu leave again!
  2. nous leave again! (let’s)
  3. vous leave again! (plural, or formal)

How to use repartir

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

  1. Present

    Le bus repart dans cinq minutes, dépêchez-vous.

    The bus leaves again in five minutes, hurry up.

  2. Past

    Ils sont repartis juste après le café.

    They left again right after coffee.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque dimanche soir, on repartait pour Paris.

    Every Sunday evening, we'd head back to Paris.

  4. Future

    Je repartirai à zéro dans une autre ville.

    I'll start from scratch in another town.

  5. Conditional

    Tu repartirais vivre là-bas, après tout ça ?

    Would you go back to live there, after all that?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je reparte avant la nuit.

    I have to leave again before dark.

  7. Imperative

    Repartez tôt demain, la route est longue.

    Set off early tomorrow, it's a long drive.

Good to know

  • Repartir takes être : elle est repartie. Repartir à zéro is to start from scratch.

Verbs like this one

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