il 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de perdre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de perdre |
| il/elle | vient de perdre |
| nous | venons de perdre |
| vous | venez de perdre |
| ils/elles | viennent de perdre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | perds |
|---|---|
| nous | perdons |
| vous | perdez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en perdant
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.