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lose - verb (past tense and past participle is lost)

 

Not loose.

Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses loose and lose. Click here for that discussion.

Example: Go to Las Vegas, and you will lose your shirt. future tense of lose

Example: She has lost her car keys. past participle

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