Perdre — to lose | French Verb Chart
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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.
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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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