1. | Base Form (Infinitive): | Lose |
2. | Simple Past: | Lost |
3. | Past Participle: | Lost |
4. | Present Participle: | Losing |
5. | 3rd Person Singular: | Losses |
Lost |
Lost is the past tense of the word lose. |
Lose past participle
Lost |
Lost is the past participle of the word lose. |
Lose verb forms V1 V2 V3 V4
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
---|---|---|---|
Lose | Lost | Lost | Losing |
Conjugation of Lose
Simple / Indefinite Present Tense |
I lose my mind. |
He/She/It lose my mind. |
You/We/They lose my mind. |
Simple Past Tense |
I lost my mind. |
He/She/It lost my mind. |
You/We/They lost my mind. |
Simple Future Tense |
I will/shall lose my mind. |
He/She/It will lose my mind. |
You/We/They will/shall lose my mind. |
Present Continuous Tense |
I am losing my mind. |
He/She/It is losing my mind. |
You/We/They are losing my mind. |
Past Continuous Tense |
I was losing my mind. |
He/She/It was losing my mind. |
You/We/They were losing my mind. |
Future Continuous Tense |
I will be losing my mind. |
He/She/It will be losing my mind. |
You/We/They will be losing my mind. |
Present Perfect Tense |
I have lost my mind. |
He/She/It has lost my mind. |
You/We/They have lost my mind. |
Past Perfect Tense |
I had lost my mind. |
He/She/It had lost my mind. |
You/We/They had lost my mind. |
Future Perfect Tense |
I will have lost my mind. |
He/She/It will have lost my mind. |
You/We/They will have lost my mind. |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
I have been losing my mind. |
He/She/It has been losing my mind. |
You/We/They have been losing my mind. |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
I had been losing my mind. |
He/She/It had been losing my mind. |
You/We/They had been losing my mind. |
Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
I will have been losing my mind. |
He/She/It will have been losing my mind. |
You/We/They will have been losing my mind. |
More verb past tense
- Make
- Mean
- Meet
- Need
- Open
Английский глагол lose [lu:z], переводится как: терять.
Входит в группы:
неправильные глаголы,
глаголы 4-й класс,
глаголы 5-й класс.
3 формы глагола lose: Infinitive (lose), Past Simple — (lost), Past Participle — (lost).
📚 Глагол lose имеет значения: терять, утратить, потерять, не сохранить, проигрывать, утрачивать, упускать, лишаться, заблудиться, затеряться.
👉 Формы глагола lose в настоящем и прошедшем времени 2-я и 3-я форма.
❓ Как будет lose в прошедшем времени past simple.
Три формы глагола lose
Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Перевод |
---|---|---|---|
lose [lu:z] |
lost [lɒst] |
lost [lɒst] |
терять |
Как поставить lose во 2-ю и 3-ю форму?
🎓 Как поставить глагол lose в Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect?
👉 Всё очень просто, в этих временах прошедшего, будущего и совершённого времени, в английском используются 2я и 3я форма глагола:
- First form (V1) — lose. (Present simple, Future Simple)
- Second form (V2) —
lost.(Past simple)
- Third form (V3) —
lost.(Present perfect, Past perfect)
Как поставить lose в past simple?
Если вы не совсем поняли какую форму для lose нужно использовать в прошедшем времени, будет:
lose в past simple — lost.
What is the past tense of lose?
The past tense of lose is lost.
The past participle of lose is lost.
Временные формы глагола — Verb Tenses
Past simple — lose в past simple, будет lost.
(V2)
Future simple — lose в future simple будет lose. (will + V1)
Present Perfect — lose в present perfect будет
lost.
(havehas + V3)
Past Perfect — lose в past perfect будет
lost.
(had + V3)
Правильный или неправильный глагол lose?
👉 Правильный это глагол ли нет? Глагол lose это неправильный глагол.
Примеры применения глагола lose
-
He lost all containers — Он потерял все контейнеры.
(Past Simple) -
Our vessel got lost in the ocean — Наше судно затерялось в океане.
(Past Simple) -
His watch loses two minutes every hour — Его часы отстают на две минуты каждый час.
(Present Simple) -
Don’t lose your faith, it’s pecious — Не теряй своей веры, она драгоценна.
(Present Simple) -
Hurry up, we are losing time — Поторопись, мы теряем время.
(Present Continuous) -
He loses a lot if decides to marry her, but it’s his life — Он много теряет, если решает жениться на ней, но это его жизнь.
(Present Simple) -
Have you lost your glasses? — Ты потерял свои очки?
(Present Perfect) -
Never lost an umbrella, how is that possible? — Никогда не терял зонтик, как это возможно?
(Past Simple) -
You will lose your money if invest in that project — Ты потеряешь свои деньги, если инвестируешь в тот проект.
(Future Simple) -
I don’t play, because lose every game — Я не играю, потому что на каждой игре проигрываю.
(Present Simple)
Вместе с lose, часто смотрят глаголы
want
and have.
Глаголы на букву:
r,
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b,
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a,
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g,
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q,
j,
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k,
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The English verb ‘lose’ is pronounced as [lu:z].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb lose: Infinitive (lose), Past Simple — (lost), Past Participle — (lost).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb lose
👉 Forms of verb lose in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of lose.
Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
lose [lu:z]
|
lost [lɒst] |
lost [lɒst] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb lose?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) ‘lose‘?
Learn the three forms of the English verb ‘lose’
- the first form (V1) is ‘lose’ used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is ‘lost’
used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is
‘lost’used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of lose?
The past tense and past participle of lose are:
lose in past simple is
lost,
and past participle is
lost.
What is the past tense of lose?
The past tense of the verb «lose» is «lost»,
and the past participle is
«lost».
Verb Tenses
Past simple — lose in past simple lost
(V2).
Future simple — lose in future simple is lose (will + V1).
Present Perfect — lose in present perfect tense is
lost
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — lose in past perfect tense is
lost
(had + V3).
lose regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is ‘lose’ a regular or irregular verb? The verb ‘lose’ is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb lose in Sentences
-
He lost all containers(Past Simple)
-
Our vessel got lost in the ocean(Past Simple)
-
His watch loses two minutes every hour(Present Simple)
-
Don’t lose your faith, it’s pecious(Present Simple)
-
Hurry up, we are losing time(Present Continuous)
-
He loses a lot if decides to marry her, but it’s his life(Present Simple)
-
Have you lost your glasses?(Present Perfect)
-
Never lost an umbrella, how is that possible?(Past Simple)
-
You will lose your money if invest in that project(Future Simple)
-
I don’t play, because lose every game(Present Simple)
Along with lose, words are popular
beat
and sing.
Verbs by letter:
r,
d,
u,
c,
m,
p,
b,
w,
h,
a,
e,
g,
s,
q,
j,
l,
t,
f,
o,
n,
k,
i,
v,
y,
z.
Lose V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, lose doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “lose” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect and present perfect participle. So what is lose‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with lose verbs?
Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.
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Lose of Definition and Meaning
Lose is a verb. Meaning: to be defeated or deprived of something, to become unable to find or reach something, to be deprived of some possession or right.
Lose is a verb meaning to cease to have or hold (something)
Base Form (V1) | lose |
Past Form (V2) | lost |
Past Participle Form (V3) | lost |
s / es/ ies (V4) | loses |
‘ing’ form (V5) | losing |
Lose of Past Simple V2
The verb lose is also employed in its V2 form as “lost’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Lose of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “lost”. Lost is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word lose as ‘have + lost’ or ‘has + lost‘.
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have +lost’.
- ‘has + lost‘ is used for he, she, and it.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + lost‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Lose V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: lose |
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Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
lose | lose | loses | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
lose | lose | lose | |
Present Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
am losing | are losing | is losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are losing | are losing | are losing | |
Present Perfect of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
have lost | have lost | has lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have lost | have lost | have lost | |
Present Perfect Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
have been losing | have been losing | has been losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been losing | have been losing | have been losing | |
Past Simple of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
lost | lost | lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
lost | lost | lost | |
Past Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
was losing | were losing | was losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were losing | were losing | were losing | |
Past Perfect of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
had lost | had lost | had lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had lost | had lost | had lost | |
Past Perfect Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
had been losing | had been losing | had been losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been losing | had been losing | had been losing | |
Future Simple of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall lose | will/shall lose | will/shall lose | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall lose | will/shall lose | will/shall lose | |
Future Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be losing | will/shall be losing | will/shall be losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be losing | will/shall be losing | will/shall be losing | |
Future Perfect of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have lost | will/shall have lost | will/shall have lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have lost | will/shall have lost | will/shall have lost | |
Future Perfect Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been losing | will/shall have been losing | will/shall have been losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been losing | will/shall have been losing | will/shall have been losing | |
Conditional Present of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
would lose | would lose | would lose | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would lose | would lose | would lose | |
Conditional Perfect of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
would have lost | would have lost | would have lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have lost | would have lost | would have lost | |
Conditional Present Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
would be losing | would be losing | would be losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be losing | would be losing | would be losing | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been losing | would have been losing | would have been losing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been losing | would have been losing | would have been losing | |
Present Subjunctive of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
lose | lose | lose | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
lose | lose | lose | |
Past Subjunctive of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
lost | lost | lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
lost | lost | lost | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
had lost | had lost | had lost | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had lost | had lost | had lost | |
Imperative of lose | I | You | She/He/It |
lose | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s lose | lose |
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Example Sentences with Lose V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about lose sentence examples:
- I lost my pen.
- I’m sorry, I‘ve lost my train of thought.
- I lose some money every year to repair my car.
- He sometimes loses his car keys.
- She was losing her self-esteem.
Synonym Words For Lose
Synonym of the lose word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of lose:
- mislay
- displace
- misfile
- be unable to find
- suffer the loss of
- lose track of
- leave behind
- be unable to put
- miss
- drop
- forget
- be beaten
- be defeated
- suffer defeat
- leave
- drop
- forget
- leave behind
Opposite Words For Lose
The antonym of the lose word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as lose:
- find
- locate
- identify
- pinpoint
- spot
- detect
- notice
- come up with
- uncover
- unearth
- encounter
- chance on
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Lose (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of lose?
The past tense of lose is lost. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose is loses. The present participle of lose is losing. The past participle of lose is lost.
Base Form (V1) | lose |
Past Form (V2) | lost |
Past Participle Form (V3) | lost |
s / es/ ies (V4) | loses |
‘ing’ form (V5) | losing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of lose?
+ The V2 and V3 form of lose is “lost”.
What is the sentence of lose?
What is the past tense V2 of lose?
+ The past tense of lose is “ lost“.
What is the past participle V3 of lose?
+ The past participle of lose is “ lost“.
What is the present participle V5 of lose?
+ The present participle of lose is “ losing“.
Conclusion
We’ve covered everything there is to know about Lose V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 in its several tenses: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous forms. We wish you all the best of luck in your academic endeavors!
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Base Form V1 | Past Form V2 | Past Participle Form V3 |
abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt |
daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved |
interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt |
mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
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The word lose is an irregular verb, which means you can’t conjugate it into its past tense form simply by adding -ed to the end.
Instead, the past tense of lose is lost.
This article will explain the past tense of the infinitive verb to lose and help you use this word correctly in your writing.
Past Tense of Lose
So, how do you conjugate the verb to lose into its past tense form? You need to switch out the E for a T to create the word lost.
Here are some examples of what this looks like in a sentence:
- “I always lose my hat in the garden.” (present tense) “I lost my hat in the garden.” (past tense)
- “She loses the contest.” (present tense) “She lost the contest.” (past tense)
- “We sail until we lose sight of the shore.” (present tense) “We sailed until we lost sight of the shore.” (past tense)
Lose Verb Forms
In English, we conjugate verbs into many different forms. Let’s talk about what the different past tense forms look like for the verb lose.
Lose Past Tense
The simple past tense of lose is lost. For example, you might say, “I lost my keys when I was running errands yesterday.”
Lose Past Participle
The past participle of to lose is also lost. This is the form we use for the past perfect tense.
The difference between the past participle and the past perfect tense is that the past participle is a verb form, while the past perfect is a tense.
For example, you might say, “She had lost all hope for the future.”
Lose Present Participle
The present participle of to lose is losing. This is the form we use for the past continuous tense, as well as the present continuous tense and the future continuous tense.
For example, you might say, “He is losing the election by a landslide.”
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Examples of Lose in Past Tense Used in Sentences
Here are some examples of the past tense of lose in popular English books.
“She was going to elaborate but lost courage when she saw Martha’s expression darken.”—Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures
“Without Tully, Kate’s life had lost its shape, and like some overwashed sweater, no amount of positioning or folding could make it right again.”—Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane
“How funny, that such a thing should drop so delicately from my mind. A falling, fluttering leaf. What else have I lost that has fallen free?”—Charlotte McConaghy, Migrations
“There’s something strange about this Saturday and I realize what it is. For the first time since I lost Susie, I feel a glimmer of happiness.”—Mhairi McFarlane, Just Last Night
“Those days after Giovanni lost his job, we dawdled; dawdled as doomed mountain climbers may be said to dawdle above the chasm, held only by a snapping rope.”—James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
Now you know how to conjugate lose to the past tense! Just lose the E and add a T, and you’ll be good to go.
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