Perder affirmative commands conjugation
Perder in the affirmative commands: pierde, pierda, perdamos, perded, pierdan.
- to lose; to miss
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: perdido
- Gerund: perdiendo
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | pierde |
|---|---|
| usted | pierda |
| nosotros | perdamos |
| vosotros | perded |
| ustedes | pierdan |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no pierdas |
|---|---|
| usted | no pierda |
| nosotros | no perdamos |
| vosotros | no perdáis |
| ustedes | no pierdan |
How to use perder in the affirmative commands
The tú command is pierde and the usted command is pierda, but affirmative commands with perder are rare outside the rude piérdete (get lost). Negative commands are far more useful: no pierdas la esperanza, no pierda su boleto, no pierdan de vista el objetivo. Perdamos works for 'let's lose', mostly in the negative: no perdamos tiempo. With customers, use usted forms: no pierda su lugar en la fila.
Examples
No pierda su boleto, lo va a necesitar para salir.
Don't lose your ticket, you'll need it to get out.
No pierdan de vista el objetivo del proyecto.
Don't lose sight of the project's goal.
Mejor no perdamos más tiempo y empecemos ya.
Let's not waste any more time and get started.
Quick check: perder in the affirmative commands
More perder tenses
- All perder tenses
- Perder present
- Perder preterite
- Perder imperfect
- Perder future
- Perder conditional
- Perder present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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