perder

/peɾˈdeɾ/, [peɾˈð̞eɾ]

lose, miss

Gerund: perdiendo

Past Participles

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	perdido	perdida
Plural	perdidos	perdidas

Indicative

	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Conditional
yo	pierdo	perdía	perdí	perderé	perdería
tú	pierdes	perdías	perdiste	perderás	perderías
él/ella/Ud.	pierde	perdía	perdió	perderá	perdería
nosotros	perdemos	perdíamos	perdimos	perderemos	perderíamos
vosotros	perdéis	perdíais	perdisteis	perderéis	perderíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	pierden	perdían	perdieron	perderán	perderían
vos	perdés	perdías	perdiste	perderás	perderías

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect (ra)	Imperfect (se)	Future
yo	pierda	perdiera	perdiese	perdiere
tú	pierdas	perdieras	perdieses	perdieres
él/ella/Ud.	pierda	perdiera	perdiese	perdiere
nosotros	perdamos	perdiéramos	perdiésemos	perdiéremos
vosotros	perdáis	perdierais	perdieseis	perdiereis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	pierdan	perdieran	perdiesen	perdieren
vos	perdás	perdieras	perdieses	perdieres

Imperative

Examples

No quiero perder este juego.

I don't want to lose this match.

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Estuvo a punto de perder un ojo.

He came close to losing an eye.

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No vamos a perder tiempo.

Let's not waste any more time.

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Tengo que perder peso, así que me voy a poner a régimen.

I have to lose weight, so I'm going on a diet.

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Él acaba de perder el bus.

He just missed the bus.

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La fruta se echó a perder.

The fruit went bad.

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A mí nunca me había importado el amor porque no lo conocía. No sabía lo que era. Pero ahora que conozco el amor no lo quiero perder.

Love had never mattered to me because I never knew it. I didn't know what it was. But now that I know love, I don't want to lose it.

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El pastel se ha echado a perder, ya no hay quien se lo coma...

The cake has gone bad, no one's going to eat it anymore...

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No desafíes a alguien que no tiene nada que perder.

Don't challenge someone who has nothing to lose.

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¿Cómo consiguió Tom perder tanto peso tan pronto?

How did Tom manage to lose so much weight so quickly?

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