Perdre — to lose | French Verb Chart

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Perdre›to lose

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Présent (Indicatif)

je perdsI lose
tu perdsyou lose
il / elle perdhe / she loses
nous perdonswe lose
vous perdezyou lose
ils / elles perdentthey lose

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai perduI lost
tu as perduyou lost
il / elle a perduhe / she lost
nous avons perduwe lost
vous avez perduyou lost
ils / elles ont perduthey lost

Imparfait (Indicatif)

je perdaisI was losing
tu perdaisyou were
il perdaithe was
nous perdionswe were
vous perdiezyou were
ils perdaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

je perdraiI will lose
tu perdrasyou will
il perdrahe will
nous perdronswe will
vous perdrezyou will
ils perdrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

je perdraisI would lose
tu perdraisyou would
il perdraithe would
nous perdrionswe would
vous perdriezyou would
ils perdraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que je perdethat I lose
que tu perdesthat you
qu’il perdethat he
que nous perdionsthat we
que vous perdiezthat you
qu’ils perdentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

perdreinfinitive
perdantpresent participle
en perdantgerund (gérondif)
perdupast participle
perds · perdons · perdezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Perdre

The regular -re model (like attendre, vendre): je perds, il perd, nous perdons.
Perdre = to lose (an object, a game, time): perdre ses clés, un match, du temps.
Se perdre = to get lost: je me suis perdu en ville.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéperdu (avoir)

Gérondifen perdant

Impératifperds ! · perdons ! · perdez !

Good to knowFamily: attendre, vendre, entendre, descendre. « perdre la tête » = to lose one’s mind.

🔊 Common expressions

J’ai perdu mes clés.I lost my keys.

Ne perds pas espoir.Don’t lose hope.

On perd du temps.We’re wasting time.

Je me suis perdu.I got lost.

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Notre équipe a perdu le match.Our team lost the game.

Tu vas perdre le train !You’re going to miss the train!

Elle perdait patience.She was losing patience.

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regular -re: nous ___ (perd-)

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perdons

to get lost = se ___ (reflexive)

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perdre

participle = ___ (-u)

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perdu

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Perdre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of perdre?

je perds, tu perds, il / elle perd, nous perdons, vous perdez, ils / elles perdent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of perdre?

perdu — the passé composé is « j’ai perdu ». Perdre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say perdre in the future tense?

« je perdrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does perdre mean in English?

to lose. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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