perdre — to lose (be unable to find); to lose (not win)
perdre is the #200 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to lose (be unable to find); to lose (not win)” and is pronounced /pɛʁdʁ/.
#200frequency rank
0.04%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of perdre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| perdre | infinitive | to lose |
| perdant | -ing form | losing |
| perdu | past participle | lost |
| perds | I · present | I lose |
| perds | you · present | you lose |
| perd | he/she · present | he/she loses |
| perdons | we · present | we lose |
| perdez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) lose |
| perdent | they · present | they lose |
| perdais | I · imperfect | I used to lose |
| perdais | you · imperfect | you used to lose |
| perdait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to lose |
| perdions | we · imperfect | we used to lose |
| perdiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to lose |
| perdaient | they · imperfect | they used to lose |
| perdis | I · past | I lost |
| perdis | you · past | you lost |
| perdit | he/she · past | he/she lost |
| perdîmes | we · past | we lost |
| perdîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) lost |
| perdirent | they · past | they lost |
| perdrai | I · future | I will lose |
| perdras | you · future | you will lose |
| perdra | he/she · future | he/she will lose |
| perdrons | we · future | we will lose |
| perdrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will lose |
| perdront | they · future | they will lose |
| perdrais | I · conditional | I would lose |
| perdrais | you · conditional | you would lose |
| perdrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would lose |
| perdrions | we · conditional | we would lose |
| perdriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would lose |
| perdraient | they · conditional | they would lose |
| perde | I · subjunctive present | (that) I lose |
| perdes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you lose |
| perde | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she lose |
| perdions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we lose |
| perdiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) lose |
| perdent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they lose |
| perdisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I lost |
| perdisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you lost |
| perdît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she lost |
| perdissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we lost |
| perdissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) lost |
| perdissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they lost |
| perds | you · command | lose! |
| perdons | we · command | lose! (to several) |
| perdez | you (pl.) · command | lose! (to several) |
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