Ella Verbsperderse 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pierdo | I get lost |
| Tú | te pierdes | you get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pierde | s/he gets lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdemos | we get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdéis | you (plural) get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pierden | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perdí | I got lost |
| Tú | te perdiste | you got lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perdió | s/he got lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdimos | we got lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdisteis | you (plural) got lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perdieron | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perdía | I used to get lost |
| Tú | te perdías | you used to get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perdía | s/he used to get lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdíamos | we used to get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdíais | you (plural) used to get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perdían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy perdiendo | I am getting lost |
| Tú | te estás perdiendo | you are getting lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está perdiendo | s/he is getting lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos perdiendo | we are getting lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis perdiendo | you (plural) are getting lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están perdiendo | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a perder | I am going to get lost |
| Tú | te vas a perder | you are going to get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a perder | s/he is going to get lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a perder | we are going to get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a perder | you (plural) are going to get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a perder | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perderé | I will get lost |
| Tú | te perderás | you will get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perderá | s/he will get lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perderemos | we will get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perderéis | you (plural) will get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perderán | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perdería | I would get lost |
| Tú | te perderías | you would get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perdería | s/he would get lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perderíamos | we would get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perderíais | you (plural) would get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perderían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he perdido | I have gotten lost |
| Tú | te has perdido | you have gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha perdido | s/he has gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos perdido | we have gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis perdido | you (plural) have gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había perdido | I had gotten lost |
| Tú | te habías perdido | you had gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había perdido | s/he had gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos perdido | we had gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais perdido | you (plural) had gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré perdido | I will have gotten lost |
| Tú | te habrás perdido | you will have gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá perdido | s/he will have gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos perdido | we will have gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis perdido | you (plural) will have gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría perdido | I would have gotten lost |
| Tú | te habrías perdido | you would have gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría perdido | s/he would have gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos perdido | we would have gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais perdido | you (plural) would have gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían perdido | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pierda | I get lost |
| Tú | te pierdas | you get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pierda | s/he gets lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdamos | we get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdáis | you (plural) get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pierdan | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perdiera | I got lost |
| Tú | te perdieras | you got lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perdiera | s/he got lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdiéramos | we got lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdierais | you (plural) got lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perdieran | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me perdiere | I will get lost |
| Tú | te perdieres | you will get lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se perdiere | s/he will get lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos perdiéremos | we will get lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os perdiereis | you (plural) will get lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se perdieren | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya perdido | I have gotten lost |
| Tú | te hayas perdido | you have gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya perdido | s/he has gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos perdido | we have gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis perdido | you (plural) have gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera perdido | I had gotten lost |
| Tú | te hubieras perdido | you had gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera perdido | s/he had gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos perdido | we had gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais perdido | you (plural) had gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere perdido | I will have gotten lost |
| Tú | te hubieres perdido | you will have gotten lost |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere perdido | s/he will have gotten lost |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos perdido | we will have gotten lost |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis perdido | you (plural) will have gotten lost |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren perdido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | piérdete | (to you) get lost! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | piérdase | (to you formal) get lost! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perdámonos | let's get lost! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perdeos | (to you plural) get lost! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | piérdanse | (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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te pierdas | (to you) don't get lost! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se pierda | (to you formal) don't get lost! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos perdamos | let's not get lost! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os perdáis | (to you plural) don't get lost! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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