Perderse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Perderse in Spanish

Perderse means “to get lost,” “to lose one’s way,” “to miss something,” or “to disappear from perception.” You will learn its e → ie pattern and pronominal commands.

Perderse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Perderse is pronominal and has an e → ie stem change in stressed present-family forms: me pierdo / nos perdemos and present subjunctive me pierda / nos perdamos.

Perderse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle perdido remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	perderse	to get lost / miss
Gerund	perdiéndose	getting lost / missing
Past participle	perdido	gotten lost / missed
Compound infinitive	haberse perdido	to have gotten lost / missed
Compound gerund	habiéndose perdido	having gotten lost / missed

Perderse meaning and essential uses

RAE explicitly records pronominal perderse for losing one’s route or not finding a way out: Me perdí en el centro. — “I got lost downtown.”

It also records not perceiving something and failing to take advantage of something useful. Everyday Spanish therefore uses no perderse algo for “not miss something.”

Perderse stem change and pronoun placement

Stressed present forms change e → ie: me pierdo, te pierdes, se pierde, se pierden; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain perd-.

Present subjunctive follows the same stress split: me pierda / nos perdamos. Affirmative commands are piérdete, piérdase, perdámonos, perdeos, piérdanse.

Perderse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Perderse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use pier-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain perd-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me pierdo	I get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te pierdes	you get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se pierde	he / she gets lost / misses; you get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdemos	we get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdéis	you get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se pierden	they get lost / miss; you get lost / miss (plural)

• Me pierdo fácilmente en ciudades grandes. — I get lost easily in large cities.

Perderse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perdí	I got lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te perdiste	you got lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perdió	he / she got lost / missed; you got lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdimos	we got lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdisteis	you got lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perdieron	they got lost / missed; you got lost / missed (plural)

• Ayer me perdí cerca de la estación. — Yesterday I got lost near the station.

Perderse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perdía	I used to get lost / miss / was getting lost / missing
Tú — you, singular informal	te perdías	you used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perdía	he / she used to get lost / miss / was getting lost / missing; you used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdíamos	we used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdíais	you used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perdían	they used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing; you used to get lost / miss / were getting lost / missing (plural)

• Antes nos perdíamos con frecuencia en esa zona. — We used to get lost often in that area.

Perderse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Enclisis is also standard: estoy perdiéndome.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy perdiendo	I am getting lost / missing
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás perdiendo	you are getting lost / missing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está perdiendo	he / she is getting lost / missing; you are getting lost / missing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos perdiendo	we are getting lost / missing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis perdiendo	you are getting lost / missing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están perdiendo	they are getting lost / missing; you are getting lost / missing (plural)

• Me estoy perdiendo otra vez. — I am getting lost again.

Perderse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a perderme.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a perder	I am going to get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a perder	you are going to get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a perder	he / she is going to get lost / miss; you are going to get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a perder	we are going to get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a perder	you are going to get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a perder	they are going to get lost / miss; you are going to get lost / miss (plural)

• Me voy a perder sin un mapa. — I am going to get lost without a map.

Perderse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perderé	I will get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te perderás	you will get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perderá	he / she will get lost / miss; you will get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perderemos	we will get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perderéis	you will get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perderán	they will get lost / miss; you will get lost / miss (plural)

• Nos perderemos si salimos del sendero. — We will get lost if we leave the trail.

Perderse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perdería	I would get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te perderías	you would get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perdería	he / she would get lost / miss; you would get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perderíamos	we would get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perderíais	you would get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perderían	they would get lost / miss; you would get lost / miss (plural)

• Me perdería sin estas indicaciones. — I would get lost without these directions.

Perderse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he perdido	I have gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te has perdido	you have gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha perdido	he / she has gotten lost / missed; you have gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos perdido	we have gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis perdido	you have gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han perdido	they have gotten lost / missed; you have gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Me he perdido dos veces hoy. — I have gotten lost twice today.

Perderse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había perdido	I had gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías perdido	you had gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había perdido	he / she had gotten lost / missed; you had gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos perdido	we had gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais perdido	you had gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían perdido	they had gotten lost / missed; you had gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Ya nos habíamos perdido antes de llamar. — We had already gotten lost before calling.

Perderse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré perdido	I will have gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás perdido	you will have gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá perdido	he / she will have gotten lost / missed; you will have gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos perdido	we will have gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis perdido	you will have gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán perdido	they will have gotten lost / missed; you will have gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán perdido varios visitantes. — By then several visitors will have gotten lost.

Perderse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría perdido	I would have gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías perdido	you would have gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría perdido	he / she would have gotten lost / missed; you would have gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos perdido	we would have gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais perdido	you would have gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían perdido	they would have gotten lost / missed; you would have gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Me habría perdido sin el GPS. — I would have gotten lost without the GPS.

Perderse subjunctive conjugations

Perderse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses pier- in stressed forms and perd- in nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me pierda	that I get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te pierdas	that you get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se pierda	that he / she get lost / miss; that you get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdamos	that we get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdáis	that you get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se pierdan	that they get lost / miss; that you get lost / miss (plural)

• No quiero que te pierdas. — I do not want you to get lost.

Perderse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perdiera	that I got lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te perdieras	that you got lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perdiera	that he / she got lost / missed; that you got lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdiéramos	that we got lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdierais	that you got lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perdieran	that they got lost / missed; that you got lost / missed (plural)

• Temían que nos perdiéramos en el bosque. — They feared that we would get lost in the forest.
• Era posible que te perdieses entre tanta gente. — It was possible that you would get lost among so many people.

Perderse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me perdiere	if / when I should get lost / miss
Tú — you, singular informal	te perdieres	if / when you should get lost / miss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se perdiere	if / when he / she should get lost / miss; if / when you should get lost / miss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos perdiéremos	if / when we should get lost / miss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os perdiereis	if / when you should get lost / miss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se perdieren	if / when they should get lost / miss; if / when you should get lost / miss (plural)

• Quien se perdiere durante la ruta deberá llamar al número de emergencia. — Whoever should get lost during the route must call the emergency number.

Perderse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya perdido	that I have gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas perdido	that you have gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya perdido	that he / she has gotten lost / missed; that you have gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos perdido	that we have gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis perdido	that you have gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan perdido	that they have gotten lost / missed; that you have gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Me alegra que no te hayas perdido el comienzo. — I am glad that you did not miss the beginning.

Perderse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera perdido	that I had gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras perdido	that you had gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera perdido	that he / she had gotten lost / missed; that you had gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos perdido	that we had gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais perdido	that you had gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran perdido	that they had gotten lost / missed; that you had gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Si me hubiera perdido, habría llamado. — If I had gotten lost, I would have called.
• Si te hubieses perdido la reunión, habrías necesitado el resumen. — If you had missed the meeting, you would have needed the summary.

Perderse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant perdido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere perdido	if / when I should have gotten lost / missed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres perdido	if / when you should have gotten lost / missed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere perdido	if / when he / she should have gotten lost / missed; if / when you should have gotten lost / missed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos perdido	if / when we should have gotten lost / missed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis perdido	if / when you should have gotten lost / missed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren perdido	if / when they should have gotten lost / missed; if / when you should have gotten lost / missed (plural)

• Si se hubieren perdido participantes adicionales, deberá activarse el protocolo. — If additional participants should have gotten lost, the protocol must be activated.

Perderse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Perderse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute stress. The verified forms are piérdete, piérdase, perdámonos, perdeos, piérdanse.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	piérdete	get lost
Usted — you, singular formal	piérdase	get lost (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	perdámonos	let’s get lost
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	perdeos	get lost (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	piérdanse	get lost (plural)

• Piérdete un rato por las calles del casco antiguo. — Wander around the old-town streets for a while.

Perderse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te pierdas	do not get lost
Usted — you, singular formal	no se pierda	do not get lost (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos perdamos	let’s not get lost
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os perdáis	do not get lost (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se pierdan	do not get lost (plural)

• No te pierdas la exposición. — Do not miss the exhibition.

Common constructions with Perderse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• perderse en + place. — to get lost in a place.
• perderse algo. — to miss an event, opportunity, detail, or experience.
• perderse entre + people/things. — to get lost among people or things.
• no perderse + noun. — not to miss something; common recommendation pattern.

Example sentences with Perderse

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Me perdí camino al hotel. — I got lost on the way to the hotel.
• No te pierdas el último tren. — Do not miss the last train.
• Nos estamos perdiendo. — We are getting lost.
• Espero que no te pierdas en el centro. — I hope you do not get lost downtown.
• Se han perdido varias veces. — They have gotten lost several times.
• Piérdanse por las calles pequeñas y exploren. — Wander through the small streets and explore.

Regional and usage notes for Perderse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te perdés fácilmente aquí. — You get lost easily here. (voseo)
• Perdete un rato por el barrio antiguo. — Wander around the old neighborhood for a while. (affirmative vos command)

Perderse combines pronominal syntax with an e → ie stem change in stressed present-family forms. Memorize me pierdo / me pierda against nos perdemos / nos perdamos.