The German verb verlieren means "to lose". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 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 verlieren is ich verliere, du verlierst, er/sie/es verliert, wir verlieren, ihr verliert, sie/Sie verlieren. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -en pattern. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is verlierend and its past participle is verloren.
Forms in orange break the regular -en pattern.
| ich | verliere | |
|---|---|---|
| du | verlierst | |
| er/ | verliert | |
| wir | verlieren | |
| ihr | verliert | |
| sie/ | verlieren |
| ich | verlor (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | verlorst (irregular) |
| er/ | verlor (irregular) |
| wir | verloren (irregular) |
| ihr | verlort (irregular) |
| sie/ | verloren (irregular) |
| ich | habe verloren (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | hast verloren (irregular) |
| er/ | hat verloren (irregular) |
| wir | haben verloren (irregular) |
| ihr | habt verloren (irregular) |
| sie/ | haben verloren (irregular) |
| ich | werde verlieren |
|---|---|
| du | wirst verlieren |
| er/ | wird verlieren |
| wir | werden verlieren |
| ihr | werdet verlieren |
| sie/ | werden verlieren |
| ich | verlöre (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | verlörest (irregular) |
| er/ | verlöre (irregular) |
| wir | verlören (irregular) |
| ihr | verlöret (irregular) |
| sie/ | verlören (irregular) |
| du | verlier |
|---|---|
| ihr | verliert |
| Sie | verlieren Sie |
Verlieren is irregular. The irregular forms include “verlor” in the Präteritum, “verloren” as the past participle, and “verlören” in the Konjunktiv II.
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Verlieren is irregular. Its Präteritum is “verlor” and its past participle is “verloren”.
The Perfekt uses haben plus the past participle verloren. The forms include “ich habe verloren” and “sie haben verloren”.
The Konjunktiv II uses the stem verlör. The forms include “ich verlöre”, “du verlörest”, and “wir verlören”.