All verbs

/pɛʁdʁ/to loseA2

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se perdre for getting lost

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
perdons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

perd-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

perd-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

perd-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

perd-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

perd-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
perdre
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

perdr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

perdre

Past participle
perdu

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

perdu

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

perdu

Conjugation

présent
Ije perds/ʒə pɛʁ/I lose
youtu perds/ty pɛʁ/you lose
he/sheil perd/il pɛʁ/he loses
wenous perdons/nu pɛʁdɔ̃/we lose
youvous perdez/vu pɛʁde/you lose
theyils perdent/il pɛʁd/they lose

Examples

  • J'ai perdu mes clés.

    /ʒe pɛʁ.dy me kle/

    I've lost my keys.

  • Nous avons perdu le match.

    /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy lə matʃ/

    We lost the match.

  • Je me suis perdu.

    /ʒə mə sɥi pɛʁ.dy/

    I got lost.

Set phrases

  • perdre du temps

    to waste time

  • se perdre

    to get lost

Notes

  • perdre du temps is to WASTE time, not lose it. Its opposite is gagner du temps, to save time.

  • Je suis perdu is what you say when you're lost — and it is also how you say you're out of your depth.