perdre
to loseRegular -reil ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | perdssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai perdu | perdaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais perdre | perdraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | perdssounds the same as another form in this tense | as perdusounds the same as another form in this tense | perdaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas perdresounds the same as another form in this tense | perdrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | perdsounds the same as another form in this tense | a perdusounds the same as another form in this tense | perdaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va perdresounds the same as another form in this tense | perdrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | perdons | avons perdu | perdions | allons perdre | perdronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | perdez | avez perdu | perdiez | allez perdre | perdrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | perdent | ont perdu | perdaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont perdre | perdrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. perds covers both "I lose" and "I am loseing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and perdu does not — ai perdu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so perdons gives you perdais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; perdre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on perdr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about perdre
The past participle is perdu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on perdr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: perds, perd — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know perdons you already know perdais, perdait and perdaient. Futur proche keeps perdre untouched.