Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pierdo | |
| tú | pierdes | |
| él / ella / usted | pierde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perdemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perdéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pierden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perdí | |
| tú | perdiste | |
| él / ella / usted | perdió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perdimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perdisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perdieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perdía | |
| tú | perdías | |
| él / ella / usted | perdía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perdíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perdíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perdían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perderé | |
| tú | perderás | |
| él / ella / usted | perderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perdería | |
| tú | perderías | |
| él / ella / usted | perdería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | perderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pierda | |
| tú | pierdas | |
| él / ella / usted | pierda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | perdamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | perdáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pierdan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to lose
- to lose someone (experience the death of someone)
- (reflexive) to go missing
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations