Conjugation of perder in Galician
perderto loseregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdo | |
| ti | perdes | |
| el/ela | perde | |
| nós | perdemos | |
| vós | perdedes | |
| eles/elas | perden |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
pierdoperdoLearners often use the Spanish diphthongized form; Galician uses perdo (no e→ie diphthong).
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdín | |
| ti | perdiches | |
| el/ela | perdeu | |
| nós | perdemos | |
| vós | perdestes | |
| eles/elas | perderon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eles/elas
perderamperderonPortuguese third-person plural (–ram) is not used in Galician; the correct Galician form is perderon (–ron).
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdía | |
| ti | perdías | |
| el/ela | perdía | |
| nós | perdiamos | |
| vós | perdiades | |
| eles/elas | perdían |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perderei | |
| ti | perderás | |
| el/ela | perderá | |
| nós | perderemos | |
| vós | perderedes | |
| eles/elas | perderán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdería | |
| ti | perderías | |
| el/ela | perdería | |
| nós | perderiamos | |
| vós | perderiades | |
| eles/elas | perderían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perda | |
| ti | perdas | |
| el/ela | perda | |
| nós | perdamos | |
| vós | perdades | |
| eles/elas | perdan |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- eu
pierdaperdaSpanish-like stem change is incorrect in Galician; use perda for the present subjunctive.
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdese | |
| ti | perdeses | |
| el/ela | perdese | |
| nós | perdésemos | |
| vós | perdésedes | |
| eles/elas | perdesen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | perde | |
| el/ela | perda | |
| nós | perdamos | |
| vós | perdede | |
| eles/elas | perdan |
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdendo | |
| ti | perdendo | |
| el/ela | perdendo | |
| nós | perdendo | |
| vós | perdendo | |
| eles/elas | perdendo |
Common mistakes in the Xerundio
- eu
perdiendoperdendoSpanish gerund differs; Galician uses perdendo (like Portuguese), not perdiendo.
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | perdido | |
| ti | perdido | |
| el/ela | perdido | |
| nós | perdido | |
| vós | perdido | |
| eles/elas | perdido |
perder — frequently asked questions
Is perder a regular verb?
Yes — perder is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does perder mean?
perder is a Galician verb meaning "to lose".