Key facts

Louer

To rent · to rent/to praise

B2Regular
Stem
lou
Past participle
loué

Examples

Je loue un appart.

I rent an apartment.

Il ne loue pas sa voiture.

He doesn't rent out his car.

Nous louions une villa.

We used to rent a villa.

Nous avons loué le lieu.

We rented the place.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jeloue
Irent
Tuloues
Yourent
Illoue
Herents
Nouslouons
Werent
Vouslouez
Yourent
Ilslouent
Theyrent

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais louer
Iam going to rent
Tuvas louer
Youare going to rent
Ilva louer
Heis going to rent
Nousallons louer
Weare going to rent
Vousallez louer
Youare going to rent
Ilsvont louer
Theyare going to rent

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de louer
Ihave just rented
Tuviens de louer
Youhave just rented
Ilvient de louer
Hehas just rented
Nousvenons de louer
Wehave just rented
Vousvenez de louer
Youhave just rented
Ilsviennent de louer
Theyhave just rented

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai loué
Ihave rented
Tuas loué
Youhave rented
Ila loué
Hehas rented
Nousavons loué
Wehave rented
Vousavez loué
Youhave rented
Ilsont loué
Theyhave rented

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jelouerais
Iwould rent
Tulouerais
Youwould rent
Illouerait
Hewould rent
Nouslouerions
Wewould rent
Vousloueriez
Youwould rent
Ilsloueraient
Theywould rent

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jelouerai
Iwill rent
Tuloueras
Youwill rent
Illouera
Hewill rent
Nouslouerons
Wewill rent
Vouslouerez
Youwill rent
Ilsloueront
Theywill rent

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jelouais
Iwas renting
Tulouais
Youwere renting
Illouait
Hewas renting
Nouslouions
Were renting
Vouslouiez
Youwere renting
Ilslouaient
Theywere renting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)loue
Yourent
(Nous)louons
Werent
(Vous)louez
Yourent

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

louant
renting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en louant
renting

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