Perder preterite conjugation
Perder in the preterite: perdí, perdiste, perdió, perdimos, perdisteis, perdieron.
- to lose; to miss
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: perdido
- Gerund: perdiendo
Preterite pretérito
| yo | perdí |
|---|---|
| tú | perdiste |
| él/ella/usted | perdió |
| nosotros | perdimos |
| vosotros | perdisteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | perdieron |
How to use perder in the preterite
The preterite of perder is completely regular, with no stem change: perdí, perdiste, perdió, perdimos, perdieron. This is the tense for a specific loss or a missed event: perdí el vuelo, perdimos el partido. Learners often carry the ie over from the present by mistake, but forms like pierdí or pierdió do not exist. Perdí can also mean 'I wasted', as in perdí toda la mañana en el banco.
Examples
Perdí el autobús y llegué tarde a la entrevista.
I missed the bus and got to the interview late.
¿Cómo perdiste el celular?
How did you lose your cell phone?
El hospital perdió varios expedientes durante la mudanza.
The hospital lost several patient files during the move.
Quick check: perder in the preterite
More perder tenses
- All perder tenses
- Perder present
- Perder imperfect
- Perder future
- Perder conditional
- Perder present subjunctive
- Perder affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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