partir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
partir — to divide
The imperfect subjunctive of partir is regular: partiera, partieras, partiera, partiéramos, partierais, partieran.
partir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or past requests involving dividing something. For example, 'If I divided the task, it would be easier.'
Notes on partir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (partieron), dropping the -on and adding the endings. It is regular for partir.
Example Sentences
Si yo partiera la roca, encontraría oro.
If I were to split the rock, I would find gold.
yo
Me pidió que partieras la cuerda.
He asked me that you split the rope.
tú
Si partiéramos ahora, llegaríamos temprano.
If we departed now, we would arrive early.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'partiéramos'.
Correct: Always put the accent on the 'e'.
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent to maintain the stress on the correct syllable.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: parte
The affirmative imperative of partir is: parte (tú), parta (usted), partamos (nosotros), partid (vosotros), partan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no partas
The negative imperative of partir is: no partas, no parta, no partamos, no partáis, no partan.