Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to leave again.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | repars | I leave again | |
| tu | repars | you leave again | |
| il / elle / on | repart | he / she / it leaves againon: we leave again / one leaves again | |
| nous | repartons | we leave again | |
| vous | repartez | you leave again | |
| ils / elles | repartent | they leave again |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul repart après une courte pause.
Paul leaves again after a short break.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | suis reparti / suis repartie | I left again | |
| tu | es reparti / es repartie | you left again | |
| il / elle / on | est reparti / est repartie | he / she / it left againon: we left again / one left again | |
| nous | sommes repartis / sommes reparties | we left again | |
| vous | êtes reparti / êtes repartie / êtes repartis / êtes reparties | you left again | |
| ils / elles | sont repartis / sont reparties | they left again |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul est reparti après une courte pause.
Yesterday, Paul left again after a short break.
This table uses être for the ordinary intransitive meaning. Older or specialized uses with avoir are outside this reference. With être, the participle agrees with the subject: feminine -e, plural -s. The table gives masculine and feminine alternatives; vous may be singular or plural. With on meaning we, plural agreement is also possible.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | repartais | I used to leave again | |
| tu | repartais | you used to leave again | |
| il / elle / on | repartait | he / she / it used to leave againon: we used to leave again / one used to leave again | |
| nous | repartions | we used to leave again | |
| vous | repartiez | you used to leave again | |
| ils / elles | repartaient | they used to leave again |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul repartait après une courte pause.
Back then, Paul used to leave again after a short break.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | repartirai | I will leave again | |
| tu | repartiras | you will leave again | |
| il / elle / on | repartira | he / she / it will leave againon: we will leave again / one will leave again | |
| nous | repartirons | we will leave again | |
| vous | repartirez | you will leave again | |
| ils / elles | repartiront | they will leave again |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul repartira après une courte pause.
Later, Paul will leave again after a short break.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | repartirais | I would leave again | |
| tu | repartirais | you would leave again | |
| il / elle / on | repartirait | he / she / it would leave againon: we would leave again / one would leave again | |
| nous | repartirions | we would leave again | |
| vous | repartiriez | you would leave again | |
| ils / elles | repartiraient | they would leave again |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul repartirait après une courte pause.
Paul would leave again after a short break.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | reparte | (that) I leave again | |
| tu | repartes | (that) you leave again | |
| il / elle / on | reparte | (that) he / she / it leaves againon: (that) we leave again / one leaves again | |
| nous | repartions | (that) we leave again | |
| vous | repartiez | (that) you leave again | |
| ils / elles | repartent | (that) they leave again |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul reparte après une courte pause.
It is possible that Paul leaves again after a short break.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to leave again, to go back
- to restart, to set off again
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations