Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get lost
- tú you get lost
- usted, él, ella he/she gets lost
- nosotros we get lost
- vosotros Spain you all get lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get lost
SPANISH VERB
perderse
to get lost, to be a stranger
- #492 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: perdiéndose
- Past participle: perdido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got lost
- tú you got lost
- usted, él, ella he/she got lost
- nosotros we got lost
- vosotros Spain you all got lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got lost
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get lost
- tú you used to get lost
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get lost
- nosotros we used to get lost
- vosotros Spain you all used to get lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get lost
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get lost
- tú you will get lost
- usted, él, ella he/she will get lost
- nosotros we will get lost
- vosotros Spain you all will get lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get lost
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get lost
- tú you would get lost
- usted, él, ella he/she would get lost
- nosotros we would get lost
- vosotros Spain you all would get lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get lost
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get lost
- tú (that) you get lost
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get lost
- nosotros (that) we get lost
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get lost
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got lost
- tú (if) you got lost
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got lost
- nosotros (if) we got lost
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got lost
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got lost
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get lost!
- usted get lost! (formal)
- nosotros get lost! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get lost! (all of you)
- ustedes get lost! (all of you)
How to use perderse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me pierdo en las calles de Santa Cruz.
I always get lost in the streets of Santa Cruz.
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Past
El primer día me perdí buscando el hotel.
On the first day I got lost looking for the hotel.
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Imperfect
De pequeño mi hermano se perdía en todos los centros comerciales.
As a boy my brother got lost in every shopping centre.
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Future
Sin el móvil te perderás seguro en Madrid.
Without your phone you'll definitely get lost in Madrid.
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Conditional
Yo no me perdería ese concierto por nada del mundo.
I wouldn't miss that concert for anything in the world.
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Present subjunctive
Llévate el mapa para que no te pierdas.
Take the map so you don't get lost.
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Past subjunctive
Me preocupaba que los niños se perdieran en la feria.
I was worried the children would get lost at the fair.
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Imperative
Piérdete un rato por el barrio, merece la pena.
Wander around the neighbourhood for a while, it's worth it.
Good to know
- "Perderse algo" is to miss out on it: no te lo pierdas. "¡Estás perdida!" to a friend means we never see you any more.
Where you hear perderse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Siempre me pierdo lo mejor. I always miss the best part.
- Me perdí el gol. I missed the goal.
- No me voy a perder la vuelta de la final. I'm not going to miss the second leg of the final.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Siempre me pierdo en el mercado. I always get lost at the market.
- El primer día me perdí en Triana. On the first day, I got lost in Triana.
- Sin mapa, te vas a perder en el centro. Without a map, you're going to get lost in the centre.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.