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ITALIAN VERB

perdere

to lose

  • #55 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: perso
  • Gerund: perdendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I lose
  2. tu you lose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she loses
  4. noi we lose
  5. voi you all lose
  6. loro they lose

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I lost
  2. tu you lost
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lost
  4. noi we lost
  5. voi you all lost
  6. loro they lost

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to lose
  2. tu you used to lose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to lose
  4. noi we used to lose
  5. voi you all used to lose
  6. loro they used to lose

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will lose
  2. tu you will lose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will lose
  4. noi we will lose
  5. voi you all will lose
  6. loro they will lose

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would lose
  2. tu you would lose
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would lose
  4. noi we would lose
  5. voi you all would lose
  6. loro they would lose

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I lose
  2. tu (that) you lose
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she lose
  4. noi (that) we lose
  5. voi (that) you all lose
  6. loro (that) they lose

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu lose!
  2. Lei lose! (formal)
  3. noi lose! (let’s)
  4. voi lose! (all of you)

How to use perdere

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

  1. Present

    Perdo sempre gli occhiali in casa.

    I always lose my glasses at home.

  2. Past

    Ho perso il portafoglio sull'autobus.

    I lost my wallet on the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo perdevo sempre l'ombrello a scuola.

    As a kid I was always losing my umbrella at school.

  4. Future

    Se non corriamo, perderemo il treno.

    If we don't run, we'll miss the train.

  5. Conditional

    Senza di te perderei la strada di sicuro.

    Without you I'd lose my way for sure.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che perdano la coincidenza a Bologna.

    I'm afraid they'll miss their connection in Bologna.

  7. Imperative

    Non perdere la pazienza con i bambini.

    Don't lose your patience with the kids.

Good to know

  • Perdere il treno is to miss the train; perdersi is to get lost.
  • Non perdere tempo is "don't waste time".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.