French reference
perdre
to lose
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lose |
| tu | you lose |
| il/elle/on | he/she loses |
| nous | we lose |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lose |
| ils/elles | they lose |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lost; I have lost |
| tu | you lost; you have lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she lost; he/she has lost |
| nous | we lost; we have lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lost; you (plural/formal) have lost |
| ils/elles | they lost; they have lost |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to lose |
| tu | you used to lose |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to lose |
| nous | we used to lose |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to lose |
| ils/elles | they used to lose |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lost |
| tu | you had lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lost |
| nous | we had lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lost |
| ils/elles | they had lost |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will lose |
| tu | you will lose |
| il/elle/on | he/she will lose |
| nous | we will lose |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will lose |
| ils/elles | they will lose |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have lost |
| tu | you will have lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have lost |
| nous | we will have lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have lost |
| ils/elles | they will have lost |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to lose |
| tu | you are going to lose |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to lose |
| nous | we are going to lose |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to lose |
| ils/elles | they are going to lose |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just lost |
| tu | you have just lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just lost |
| nous | we have just lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just lost |
| ils/elles | they have just lost |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lost |
| tu | you lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she lost |
| nous | we lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lost |
| ils/elles | they lost |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lost |
| tu | you had lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lost |
| nous | we had lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lost |
| ils/elles | they had lost |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would lose |
| tu | you would lose |
| il/elle/on | he/she would lose |
| nous | we would lose |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would lose |
| ils/elles | they would lose |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lost |
| tu | you would have lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lost |
| nous | we would have lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lost |
| ils/elles | they would have lost |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lost |
| tu | you would have lost |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lost |
| nous | we would have lost |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lost |
| ils/elles | they would have lost |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I lose |
| tu | (that) you lose |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she loses |
| nous | (that) we lose |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) lose |
| ils/elles | (that) they lose |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have lost |
| tu | (that) you have lost |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has lost |
| nous | (that) we have lost |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have lost |
| ils/elles | (that) they have lost |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I lost |
| tu | (that) you lost |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she lost |
| nous | (that) we lost |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) lost |
| ils/elles | (that) they lost |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had lost |
| tu | (that) you had lost |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had lost |
| nous | (that) we had lost |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had lost |
| ils/elles | (that) they had lost |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | lose! |
| nous | let's lose! |
| vous | lose! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have lost by then! |
| nous | let's have lost by then! |
| vous | have lost by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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