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ENGLISH VERB

get lost

se perder

  • #396 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting lost
  • Past participle: gotten lost

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use get lost

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

  1. Present

    I always get lost in this mall.

    Eu sempre me perco neste shopping.

  2. Past

    We got lost on the way to the beach.

    A gente se perdeu no caminho para a praia.

  3. Future

    You will get lost without a map.

    Você vai se perder sem um mapa.

  4. Present continuous

    I think we are getting lost again.

    Acho que a gente está se perdendo de novo.

  5. Present perfect

    He has gotten lost in this city twice.

    Ele já se perdeu duas vezes nesta cidade.

  6. Conditional

    I would get lost in a place this big.

    Eu me perderia num lugar desse tamanho.

  7. Imperative

    Don't get lost, the streets all look the same.

    Não se perca, as ruas são todas parecidas.

Good to know

  • "Get lost!" dito com raiva é "some daqui!", "cai fora!".

Where you hear get lost

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 1

  • New visitors often get lost on the second floor. Visitantes novos muitas vezes se perdem no segundo andar.
  • Nobody got lost. Ninguém se perdeu.
  • With these signs, nobody will get lost. Com essas placas, ninguém vai se perder.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.