perdre passé composé conjugation
Perdre (to lose) in the passé composé: ai perdu, as perdu, a perdu, avons perdu, avez perdu, ont perdu.
Passé composé Compound past
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the passé composé
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How it is formed
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
Perdre is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
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Perdre in a sentence
- Je perds toujours mes clés.I always lose my keys.
- Il a perdu son travail.He lost his job.
Regular -re verb; stem is 'perd-' throughout present tense.
FAQ
What is the passé composé of perdre?
Perdre in the French passé composé: j' ai perdu, tu as perdu, il/elle/on a perdu, nous avons perdu, vous avez perdu, ils/elles ont perdu.
Is perdre irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé perdre takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai perdu follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French passé composé?
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How is the passé composé formed?
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
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