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FRENCH VERB

louer

to rent

  • #172 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: loué
  • Present participle: louant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I rent
  2. tu you rent
  3. il, elle, on he/she rents
  4. nous we rent
  5. vous you rent
  6. ils, elles they rent

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I rented
  2. tu you rented
  3. il, elle, on he/she rented
  4. nous we rented
  5. vous you rented
  6. ils, elles they rented

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to rent
  2. tu you used to rent
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to rent
  4. nous we used to rent
  5. vous you used to rent
  6. ils, elles they used to rent

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will rent
  2. tu you will rent
  3. il, elle, on he/she will rent
  4. nous we will rent
  5. vous you will rent
  6. ils, elles they will rent

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would rent
  2. tu you would rent
  3. il, elle, on he/she would rent
  4. nous we would rent
  5. vous you would rent
  6. ils, elles they would rent

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I rent
  2. tu (that) you rent
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she rent
  4. nous (that) we rent
  5. vous (that) you rent
  6. ils, elles (that) they rent

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu rent!
  2. nous rent! (let’s)
  3. vous rent! (plural, or formal)

How to use louer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je loue un petit studio près de la gare.

    I rent a little studio near the station.

  2. Past

    On a loué une voiture pour le week-end.

    We rented a car for the weekend.

  3. Imperfect

    Mes parents louaient une maison en Bretagne chaque été.

    My parents rented a house in Brittany every summer.

  4. Future

    On louera des vélos pour visiter la ville.

    We'll rent bikes to see the city.

  5. Conditional

    Je louerais bien un appartement avec un balcon.

    I'd quite like to rent a flat with a balcony.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu loues quelque chose de moins cher.

    You need to rent something cheaper.

  7. Imperative

    Louez un appartement, c'est moins cher que l'hôtel.

    Rent a flat, it's cheaper than a hotel.

Good to know

  • Louer is both to rent and to rent out, like English "let".

Where you hear louer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je loue un petit studio. I rent out a little studio.
  • J'ai loué un studio à Lyon. I rented a studio in Lyon.
  • Je vais louer un appartement. I'm going to rent a flat.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je loue une voiture pour une semaine. I'm hiring a car for a week.
  • On a loué une voiture à Rennes. We hired a car in Rennes.
  • On va louer une petite voiture. We're going to hire a small car.
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A Studio to Rent

Beginner Level 2 · louer

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A Car in Rennes

Beginner Level 3 · louer une voiture

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Back from Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · on a loué

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Hugo Moves In

Beginner Level 3 · j'ai loué

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.