All verbs

/lwe/to rentA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object — in either direction

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
louons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

lou-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

lou-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

lou-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

lou-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

lou-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
louer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

louer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

louer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

louer

Past participle
loué

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

loué

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

loué

Conjugation

présent
Ije loue/ʒə lu/I rent
youtu loues/ty lw/you rent
he/sheil loue/il lu/he rents
wenous louons/nu lwɔ̃/we rent
youvous louez/vu lwe/you rent
theyils louent/il lw/they rent

Examples

  • Je loue un appartement.

    /ʒə lu œ̃.n‿a.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃/

    I rent a flat.

  • Il loue sa maison.

    /il lu sa mɛ.zɔ̃/

    He lets out his house.

  • Nous avons loué une voiture.

    /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ lwe yn vwa.tyʁ/

    We hired a car.

Set phrases

  • à louer

    to let, for rent

  • le loyer

    the rent

Notes

  • One verb for renting and letting. Je loue un appartement can mean you are the tenant or the landlord — only context tells. English has "rent", "let" and "hire"; French has one word.

  • It also means to praise — a completely separate verb of the same spelling.