The French verb perdre means "to lose". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of perdre is je perds, tu perds, il/elle perd, nous perdons, vous perdez, ils/elles perdent. It is a regular -re verb, so every tense takes the standard -re endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is perdant and its past participle is perdu.
| je | perds | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | perds | |
| il/ | perd | |
| nous | perdons | |
| vous | perdez | |
| ils/ | perdent |
| j' | ai perdu |
|---|---|
| tu | as perdu |
| il/ | a perdu |
| nous | avons perdu |
| vous | avez perdu |
| ils/ | ont perdu |
| je | perdais |
|---|---|
| tu | perdais |
| il/ | perdait |
| nous | perdions |
| vous | perdiez |
| ils/ | perdaient |
| je | perdrai |
|---|---|
| tu | perdras |
| il/ | perdra |
| nous | perdrons |
| vous | perdrez |
| ils/ | perdront |
| je | perdrais |
|---|---|
| tu | perdrais |
| il/ | perdrait |
| nous | perdrions |
| vous | perdriez |
| ils/ | perdraient |
| que je | perde |
|---|---|
| que tu | perdes |
| qu'il/ | perde |
| que nous | perdions |
| que vous | perdiez |
| qu'ils/ | perdent |
| tu | perds |
|---|---|
| nous | perdons |
| vous | perdez |
Perdre is regular. It follows the regular -re model, with forms such as perds, perdons, and perdez. Its past participle is perdu and its present participle is perdant.
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Yes, perdre is regular. It follows the regular -re model, like vendre.
The forms are perds, perds, perd, perdons, perdez, and perdent.
The present participle is perdant, the past participle is perdu, and the auxiliary is avoir.