Meaning: become unable to find (something or someone) or remember (something); cause (someone) to be unable to find something.
Lose Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Lose |
| Past Tense (V2) | Lost |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Lost |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Losing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Loses |
Lose Past Tense:
Past Tense of Lose is Lost.
Example: Sarah lost the game.
Lose Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Lose is Lost.
Example: Sarah has lost the game.
Lose Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Lose is Losing.
Example: Sarah is losing the game.
Lose 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Lose is Loses.
Example: Sarah loses the game.

Lose Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I lose the game.
- We/You/They lose the game.
- He/She/It/Adam loses the game.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am losing the game.
- We/You/They are losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam is losing the game.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have lost the game.
- We/You/They have lost the game.
- He/She/It/Adam has lost the game.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been losing the game.
- We/You/They have been losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam has been losing the game.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I lost the game.
- We/You/They lost the game.
- He/She/It/Adam lost the game.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was losing the game.
- We/You/They were losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam was losing the game.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had lost the game.
- We/You/They had lost the game.
- He/She/It/Adam had lost the game.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been losing the game.
- We/You/They had been losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam had been losing the game.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will lose the game.
- We/You/They will lose the game.
- He/She/It/Adam will lose the game.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be losing the game.
- We/You/They will be losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam will be losing the game.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have lost the game.
- We/You/They will have lost the game.
- He/She/It/Adam will have lost the game.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been losing the game.
- We/You/They will have been losing the game.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been losing the game.
Past Tense of Lose Phrasal Verbs
| Lose Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Lose out | Lost out |
| Lose up | Lost up |
| Lose to | Lost to |
| Lose against | Lost against |
| Lose ground | Lost ground |
| Lose weight | Lost weight |
| Lose hope | Lost hope |
| Lose heart | Lost heart |
| Lose touch | Lost touch |
| Lose sight | Lost sight |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Lose?
Future Tense of lose is “will lose”.
What is the Present Tense of Lose?
Present Tense of lose is “lose + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | lose |
| He/she/it/singular name | loses |
| Present participle | losing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Lose?
Past perfect tense of take is “had lost”.
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