partir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
partir — to divide
The affirmative imperative of partir is: parte (tú), parta (usted), partamos (nosotros), partid (vosotros), partan (ustedes).
partir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or instructions, such as 'Split the wood!' or 'Depart now!'
Notes on partir in the Affirmative Imperative
Partir is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is 'parte' (like the present indicative) and 'vosotros' is 'partid' (replacing -r with -d).
Example Sentences
Parte el pan en trozos pequeños, por favor.
Divide the bread into small pieces, please.
tú
Partid la tarta para los invitados.
Divide the cake for the guests.
vosotros
Partamos el trabajo para terminar antes.
Let's divide the work to finish sooner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'partir' instead of 'partid' for the vosotros command.
Correct: Partid la leña.
Why: In informal Spanish, many people use the infinitive as a command, but 'partid' is the grammatically correct form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: parto
The present tense of partir is regular: parto, partes, parte, partimos, partís, parten.
Preterite
yo: partí
The preterite of partir is regular: partí, partiste, compartió, partimos, partisteis, partieron.
Imperfect
yo: partía
The imperfect of partir is regular: partía, partías, partía, partíamos, partíais, partían.
Future
yo: partiré
The future of partir is regular: partiré, partirás, partirá, partiremos, partiréis, partirán.
Conditional
yo: partiría
The conditional of partir is regular: partiría, partirías, partiría, partiríamos, partiríais, partirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: parta
The present subjunctive of partir is regular: parta, partas, parta, partamos, partáis, partan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: partiera
The imperfect subjunctive of partir is regular: partiera, partieras, partiera, partiéramos, partierais, partieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no partas
The negative imperative of partir is: no partas, no parta, no partamos, no partáis, no partan.