Past simple and past participle
lose
Lose is an irregular verb: its past simple is lost and its past participle is lost.
- Base form
- lose
- Past simple
- lost
- Past participle
- lost
- Definition
- Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).
- Example
- “I've lost my appetite.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.