How to conjugate Perder in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Perder
- Perder in the Indicative Present
- Perder in the Indicative Preterite
- Perder in the Indicative Imperfect
- Perder in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Perder in the Indicative Informal Future
- Perder in the Indicative Future
- Perder in the Indicative Conditional
- Perder in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Perder in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Perder in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Perder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Perder
- Imperative tenses of Perder
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Perder conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Perder is the Spanish verb for "to lose". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to perder include: extraviar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | perder | to lose |
| Past participle | perdido | lost |
| Gerund | perdiendo | losing |
Indicative Tenses of Perder
Perder in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of perder is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "pierdo el juego", meaning "I lose the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pierdo | I lose |
| Tú | pierdes | you lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pierde | s/he loses, you (formal) lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdemos | we lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdéis | you (plural) lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pierden | they lose, you (plural formal) lose |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Perder in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of perder is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "perdí el juego", meaning "I lost the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perdí | I lost |
| Tú | perdiste | you lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perdió | s/he lost, you (formal) lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdimos | we lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdisteis | you (plural) lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perdieron | they lost, you (plural formal) lost |
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Perder in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of perder is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "perdía el juego", meaning "I used to lose the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perdía | I used to lose |
| Tú | perdías | you used to lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perdía | s/he used to lose, you (formal) used to lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdíamos | we used to lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdíais | you (plural) used to lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perdían | they used to lose, you (plural formal) used to lose |
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Perder in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of perder is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy perdiendo el juego", meaning "I am losing the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy perdiendo | I am losing |
| Tú | estás perdiendo | you are losing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está perdiendo | s/he is losing, you (formal) are losing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos perdiendo | we are losing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis perdiendo | you (plural) are losing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están perdiendo | they are losing, you (plural formal) are losing |
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Perder in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of perder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a perder el juego", meaning "I am going to lose the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a perder | I am going to lose |
| Tú | vas a perder | you are going to lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a perder | s/he is going to lose, you (formal) are going to lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a perder | we are going to lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a perder | you (plural) are going to lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a perder | they are going to lose, you (plural formal) are going to lose |
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Perder in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of perder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "perderé el juego", meaning "I will lose the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perderé | I will lose |
| Tú | perderás | you will lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perderá | s/he will lose, you (formal) will lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perderemos | we will lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perderéis | you (plural) will lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perderán | they will lose, you (plural formal) will lose |
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Perder in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of perder is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "perdería el juego", meaning "I would lose the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perdería | I would lose |
| Tú | perderías | you would lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perdería | s/he would lose, you (formal) would lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perderíamos | we would lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perderíais | you (plural) would lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perderían | they would lose, you (plural formal) would lose |
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Perder in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of perder is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he perdido el juego", meaning "I have lost the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he perdido | I have lost |
| Tú | has perdido | you have lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha perdido | s/he has lost, you (formal) have lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos perdido | we have lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis perdido | you (plural) have lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han perdido | they have lost, you (plural formal) have lost |
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Perder in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of perder is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había perdido el juego", meaning "I had lost the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había perdido | I had lost |
| Tú | habías perdido | you had lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había perdido | s/he had lost, you (formal) had lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos perdido | we had lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais perdido | you (plural) had lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían perdido | they had lost, you (plural formal) had lost |
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Perder in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of perder is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré perdido el juego", meaning "I will have lost the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré perdido | I will have lost |
| Tú | habrás perdido | you will have lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá perdido | s/he will have lost, you (formal) will have lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos perdido | we will have lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis perdido | you (plural) will have lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán perdido | they will have lost, you (plural formal) will have lost |
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Perder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of perder is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría perdido el juego", meaning "I would have lost the game".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría perdido | I would have lost |
| Tú | habrías perdido | you would have lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría perdido | s/he would have lost, you (formal) would have lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos perdido | we would have lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais perdido | you (plural) would have lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían perdido | they would have lost, you (plural formal) would have lost |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Perder
Perder in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "pierda", meaning "I lose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pierda | I lose |
| Tú | pierdas | you lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pierda | s/he loses, you (formal) lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdamos | we lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdáis | you (plural) lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pierdan | they lose, you (plural formal) lose |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Perder in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "perdiera", meaning "I lost".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perdiera | I lost |
| Tú | perdieras | you lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perdiera | s/he lost, you (formal) lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdiéramos | we lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdierais | you (plural) lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perdieran | they lost, you (plural formal) lost |
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Perder in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "perdiere", meaning "I will lose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perdiere | I will lose |
| Tú | perdieres | you will lose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perdiere | s/he will lose, you (formal) will lose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdiéremos | we will lose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdiereis | you (plural) will lose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perdieren | they will lose, you (plural formal) will lose |
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Perder in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya perdido", meaning "I have lost".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya perdido | I have lost |
| Tú | hayas perdido | you have lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya perdido | s/he has lost, you (formal) have lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos perdido | we have lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis perdido | you (plural) have lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan perdido | they have lost, you (plural formal) have lost |
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Perder in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera perdido", meaning "I had lost".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera perdido | I had lost |
| Tú | hubieras perdido | you had lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera perdido | s/he had lost, you (formal) had lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos perdido | we had lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais perdido | you (plural) had lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran perdido | they had lost, you (plural formal) had lost |
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Perder in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere perdido", meaning "I will have lost".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere perdido | I will have lost |
| Tú | hubieres perdido | you will have lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere perdido | s/he will have lost, you (formal) will have lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos perdido | we will have lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis perdido | you (plural) will have lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren perdido | they will have lost, you (plural formal) will have lost |
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Imperative Tenses of Perder
Perder in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pierda", meaning "(to you formal) lose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pierde | (to you) lose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pierda | (to you formal) lose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdamos | let's lose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perded | (to you plural) lose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pierdan | (to you plural formal) lose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Perder in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pierda", meaning "(to you formal) don't lose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pierdas | (to you) don't lose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pierda | (to you formal) don't lose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no perdamos | let's not lose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no perdáis | (to you plural) don't lose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pierdan | (to you plural formal) don't lose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- Un millón de personas perdieron la vida en la guerra. One million people lost their lives in the war.
- Gracias a su estupidez, perdimos el partido. Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.
- Presta tu dinero y pierde amigos. Lend your money and lose your friend.
- Perdí a mi esposa el año pasado. I lost my wife last year.
- Date prisa o perderás el autobús. Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.
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