to depart; to split
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Parto el pan con las manos.
I break the bread with my hands.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuelo partió de Cuba en 1961.
My grandfather left Cuba in 1961.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los barcos partían del puerto al amanecer.
The boats used to leave the port at dawn.
Futuro · What will happen
Partiremos hacia Santo Domingo a las seis.
We'll leave for Santo Domingo at six.
Condicional · What would happen
El tren partiría a las nueve.
The train would leave at nine.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi mamá ha partido el pastel en doce pedazos.
My mom has cut the cake into twelve pieces.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El barco ya había partido.
The boat had already left.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mañana ya habrán partido hacia Bogotá.
By tomorrow they will have left for Bogotá.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos partido antes, pero hubo una tormenta.
We would have left earlier, but there was a storm.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que me llames antes de que partas.
I hope you call me before you leave.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le rogué que me esperara antes de que yo partiera.
I begged him to wait for me before I left.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Quería vernos antes de que partiésemos.
She wanted to see us before we left.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que el tren haya partido todavía.
I don't think the train has left yet.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos partido temprano, ya habríamos llegado.
If we had left early, we would have arrived by now.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Parte el mango en cuatro pedazos.
Cut the mango into four pieces.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No partas el pan con ese cuchillo.
Don't cut the bread with that knife.