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perder

to lose, to miss

verb irregular Word 348 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate perder

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo pierdo I lose / I am losing / I miss / I am missing
tú pierdes you lose / you are losing / you miss / you are missing
él/ella pierde he/she loses / he/she is losing / you lose (formal) / you are losing (formal) / he/she misses / he/she is missing / you miss (formal) / you are missing (formal)
nosotros perdemos we lose / we are losing / we miss / we are missing
ellos/ellas pierden they lose / they are losing / you all lose / you all are losing / they miss / they are missing / you all miss / you all are missing

Preterite

yo perdí I lost / I missed
tú perdiste you lost / you missed
él/ella perdió he/she lost / you lost (formal) / he/she missed / you missed (formal)
nosotros perdimos we lost / we missed
ellos/ellas perdieron they lost / you all lost / they missed / you all missed

Imperfect

yo perdía I was losing / I used to lose / I was missing / I used to miss
tú perdías you were losing / you used to lose / you were missing / you used to miss
él/ella perdía he/she was losing / he/she used to lose / you were losing (formal) / you used to lose (formal) / he/she was missing / he/she used to miss / you were missing (formal) / you used to miss (formal)
nosotros perdíamos we were losing / we used to lose / we were missing / we used to miss
ellos/ellas perdían they were losing / they used to lose / you all were losing / you all used to lose / they were missing / they used to miss / you all were missing / you all used to miss

Future

yo perderé I will lose / I will miss
tú perderás you will lose / you will miss
él/ella perderá he/she will lose / you will lose (formal) / he/she will miss / you will miss (formal)
nosotros perderemos we will lose / we will miss
ellos/ellas perderán they will lose / you all will lose / they will miss / you all will miss

In a sentence

Mi equipo perdió otra vez.

My team lost again.

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