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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

perder

to lose

  • #49 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: perdendo
  • Past participle: perdido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you lose
  3. nós we lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all lose

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I lost
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you lost
  3. nós we lost
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all lost

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to lose
  3. nós we are going to lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to lose

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to lose
  3. nós we used to lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to lose

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would lose
  3. nós we would lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would lose

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you lose
  3. nós (that) we lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all lose

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I lost
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you lost
  3. nós (if) we lost
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all lost

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I lose
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you lose
  3. nós (when) we lose
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all lose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você lose!
  2. vocês lose! (all of you)

How to use perder

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu sempre perco as chaves de casa.

    I'm always losing my house keys.

  2. Past

    A gente perdeu o voo por dez minutos.

    We missed the flight by ten minutes.

  3. Future

    Se correr, você não vai perder o ônibus.

    If you run, you're not going to miss the bus.

  4. Imperfect

    Nosso time perdia todo jogo naquela época.

    Our team lost every game back then.

  5. Conditional

    Eu me perderia fácil nessas ruas.

    I'd easily get lost in these streets.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Corre, antes que você perca o trem!

    Run, before you miss the train!

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu perdesse esse emprego, não sei o que faria.

    If I lost this job, I don't know what I'd do.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você se perder, me liga.

    If you get lost, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Não perca a hora amanhã, o voo é cedo.

    Don't oversleep tomorrow, the flight is early.

Good to know

  • Perder is also to miss a bus or a flight: perdi o ônibus.
  • "Se perder" is to get lost: eu me perdi no centro.

Where you hear perder

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu perco sempre. I always lose.
  • Eu perdi a chave. I lost the key.
  • Eles vão perder o jogo. They're going to lose the game.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre perco as minhas chaves. I always lose my keys.
  • Eu perdi o ônibus. I missed the bus.
  • Você vai perder o metrô! You're going to miss the metro!
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Who's Going to Win?

Beginner Level 1 · perder

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Take the Metro

Beginner Level 2 · eu perdi · você perdeu

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These Are My Parents

Beginner Level 3 · eles perderam

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If We Had Known

Intermediate Level 2 · perdido

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · me perdi

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Whether It's a Boy or a Girl

Intermediate Level 3 · perdidos

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Named After Her Great-Grandmother

Intermediate Level 3 · se perder

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