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perderse to get lost, to miss out on Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Perderse (to get lost, to miss out on) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me pierdo, te pierdes, se pierde, nos perdemos, os perdéis, se pierden. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (pierdo, pierdes, pierde, pierden); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me pierda).

Past participle
perdido gotten lost
Gerund
perdiendo getting lost
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Indicative tenses of Perderse

Perderse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of perderse 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, “me pierdo”, meaning “I get lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pierdoI get lost
Túte pierdesyou get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse pierdes/he gets lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdemoswe get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdéisyou (plural) get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pierdenthey get lost

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (pierdo, pierdes, pierde, pierden); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of perderse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me perdí”, meaning “I got lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perdíI got lost
Túte perdisteyou got lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perdiós/he got lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdimoswe got lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdisteisyou (plural) got lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perdieronthey got lost

How it’s built: Regular: stem perd- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of perderse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me perdía”, meaning “I used to get lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perdíaI used to get lost
Túte perdíasyou used to get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perdías/he used to get lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdíamoswe used to get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdíaisyou (plural) used to get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perdíanthey used to get lost

How it’s built: Regular: stem perd- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of perderse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy perdiendo”, meaning “I am getting lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy perdiendoI am getting lost
Túte estás perdiendoyou are getting lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse está perdiendos/he is getting lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos perdiendowe are getting lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis perdiendoyou (plural) are getting lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están perdiendothey are getting lost

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund perdiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of perderse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a perder”, meaning “I am going to get lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a perderI am going to get lost
Túte vas a perderyou are going to get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a perders/he is going to get lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a perderwe are going to get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a perderyou (plural) are going to get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a perderthey are going to get lost

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive perder. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of perderse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me perderé”, meaning “I will get lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perderéI will get lost
Túte perderásyou will get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perderás/he will get lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perderemoswe will get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perderéisyou (plural) will get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perderánthey will get lost

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive perder plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of perderse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me perdería”, meaning “I would get lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perderíaI would get lost
Túte perderíasyou would get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perderías/he would get lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perderíamoswe would get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perderíaisyou (plural) would get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perderíanthey would get lost

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive perder plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of perderse 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, “me he perdido”, meaning “I have gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he perdidoI have gotten lost
Túte has perdidoyou have gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha perdidos/he has gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos perdidowe have gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis perdidoyou (plural) have gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han perdidothey have gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of perderse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había perdido”, meaning “I had gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había perdidoI had gotten lost
Túte habías perdidoyou had gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse había perdidos/he had gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos perdidowe had gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais perdidoyou (plural) had gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían perdidothey had gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of perderse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré perdido”, meaning “I will have gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré perdidoI will have gotten lost
Túte habrás perdidoyou will have gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá perdidos/he will have gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos perdidowe will have gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis perdidoyou (plural) will have gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán perdidothey will have gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of perderse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría perdido”, meaning “I would have gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría perdidoI would have gotten lost
Túte habrías perdidoyou would have gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría perdidos/he would have gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos perdidowe would have gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais perdidoyou (plural) would have gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían perdidothey would have gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Perderse

Perderse 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, “me pierda”, meaning “I get lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pierdaI get lost
Túte pierdasyou get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse pierdas/he gets lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdamoswe get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdáisyou (plural) get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pierdanthey get lost

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, pierdo (pierda, pierdas, pierda, pierdan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse 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, “me perdiera”, meaning “I got lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perdieraI got lost
Túte perdierasyou got lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perdieras/he got lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdiéramoswe got lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdieraisyou (plural) got lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perdieranthey got lost

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, perdieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (perdiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse 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, “me perdiere”, meaning “I will get lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome perdiereI will get lost
Túte perdieresyou will get lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse perdieres/he will get lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos perdiéremoswe will get lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos perdiereisyou (plural) will get lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse perdierenthey will get lost

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, perdieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (perdiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse 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, “me haya perdido”, meaning “I have gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya perdidoI have gotten lost
Túte hayas perdidoyou have gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya perdidos/he has gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos perdidowe have gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis perdidoyou (plural) have gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan perdidothey have gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse 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, “me hubiera perdido”, meaning “I had gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera perdidoI had gotten lost
Túte hubieras perdidoyou had gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera perdidos/he had gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos perdidowe had gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais perdidoyou (plural) had gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran perdidothey had gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Perderse 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, “me hubiere perdido”, meaning “I will have gotten lost”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere perdidoI will have gotten lost
Túte hubieres perdidoyou will have gotten lost
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere perdidos/he will have gotten lost
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos perdidowe will have gotten lost
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis perdidoyou (plural) will have gotten lost
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren perdidothey will have gotten lost

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle perdido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Perderse

Perderse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “piérdase”, meaning “(to you formal) get lost!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túpiérdete(to you) get lost!
Ella / Él / Ustedpiérdase(to you formal) get lost!
Nosotras / Nosotrosperdámonoslet's get lost!
Vosotras / Vosotrosperdeos(to you plural) get lost!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespiérdanse(to you plural formal) get lost!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (piérdete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (piérdase, piérdanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (perdámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (perdeos).

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Perderse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se pierda”, meaning “(to you formal) don't get lost!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te pierdas(to you) don't get lost!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se pierda(to you formal) don't get lost!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos perdamoslet's not get lost!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os perdáis(to you plural) don't get lost!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se pierdan(to you plural formal) don't get lost!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te pierdas, no se pierda, no nos perdamos, no os perdáis, no se pierdan.

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Frequently asked questions about Perderse

Is perderse a regular or irregular verb?

Perderse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (pierdo, pierdes, pierde, pierden); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me pierda).

How do you conjugate perderse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), perderse is conjugated as: yo me pierdo, tú te pierdes, él/ella/usted se pierde, nosotros nos perdemos, vosotros os perdéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pierden. The present tense 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.

How do you conjugate perderse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), perderse is conjugated as: yo me perdí, tú te perdiste, él/ella/usted se perdió, nosotros nos perdimos, vosotros os perdisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se perdieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate perderse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), perderse is conjugated as: yo me perdía, tú te perdías, él/ella/usted se perdía, nosotros nos perdíamos, vosotros os perdíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se perdían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate perderse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), perderse is conjugated as: yo me perderé, tú te perderás, él/ella/usted se perderá, nosotros nos perderemos, vosotros os perderéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se perderán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate perderse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), perderse is conjugated as: yo me pierda, tú te pierdas, él/ella/usted se pierda, nosotros nos perdamos, vosotros os perdáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pierdan. The present subjunctive 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.


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