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FRENCH VERB

se perdre

to get lost

  • #282 most used
  • Regular -re verb
  • Past participle: perdu
  • Present participle: se perdant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se perdre

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

  1. Present

    Je me perds toujours dans ce quartier.

    I always get lost in this neighbourhood.

  2. Past

    On s'est perdus en revenant de la plage.

    We got lost on the way back from the beach.

  3. Imperfect

    Sans GPS, il se perdait à chaque fois.

    Without GPS, he got lost every time.

  4. Future

    Tu te perdras si tu ne prends pas le plan.

    You'll get lost if you don't take the map.

  5. Conditional

    Je me perdrais sans toi dans cette ville.

    I'd get lost without you in this city.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'on se perde dans la forêt.

    I'm afraid we'll get lost in the forest.

  7. Imperative

    Perds-toi dans les ruelles, c'est le meilleur moyen de visiter.

    Get lost in the little streets, it's the best way to see the place.

Good to know

  • Perdre without se is to lose something : j'ai perdu mes clés.

Verbs like this one

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