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Partir
Nous partons
part (-ons is dropped)
partait
The other verb used is “jeter” (to throw). This verb described the speaker’s
reaction to the woman.
Jeter
Nous jetons
jet (-ons is dropped)
jetais
Check the sentence below from section 6:
 
“Elle rougit un peu.”
The verb “rougir” (to blush) is used in the simple past tense form to
describe the woman’s reaction to the speaker’s statement. 
Read the excerpt below from section 7:

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Je la regardais effaré. Puis je lui pris la main; et des larmes me montèrent
aux yeux.
We see two more examples of verbs in the simple past tense form,
“prendre” (to take) and “montrer” (to show or display) to describe the
speaker’s action.
 
Formation of the Seven Compound Tenses
 
The seven compound tenses are made up of two words: the conjugated
auxiliary verb + the past participle of the verb being used.
There are two auxiliary or helping verbs in French, être (to be) and avoir (to
have). Most verbs use the latter while the former is used by some. In order
to create the Compound tenses, we need to be familiar with the conjugation
of the 2 auxiliary verbs. 
Before we look at how the 7 Compound tenses are formed, let’s view the
conjugations of “être” and “avoir”.
Generally, verbs use “avoir” to form the compound tense, however, for your
reference, below are some verbs that use “être”.
Aller (to go)
Arriver (to arrive)
Descender (to go down)
Devenir (to become)
Entrer (to enter)
Monter ( to go up)
Mourir ( to die)
Partir (to leave)
Rester (to remain/to stay)
Venir (to come)
“Être” is an irregular verb and from the table below, we see that it does not
follow the conjugation pattern dicussed earlier.

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