The Subjunctive Mood of Perder is used to express wishes, desires, doubts, or uncertainties about losing something, for example: Espero que no pierdas tu llave. (I hope you don’t lose your key.)

Perder is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘e’ to ‘ie’ in all subjunctive forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Perder (to lose) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of perder is used to express wishes, desires, doubts, or uncertainties about losing something.

Expressing wishes or desires: For example, Espero que no pierda su empleo. (I hope he doesn’t lose his job.)

Expressing doubts or uncertainties: For example, No creo que pierda el partido. (I don’t think he’ll lose the game.)

Losing one’s way: For example, Temo que nos perdamos en la ciudad. (I’m afraid we’ll get lost in the city.)

Losing an opportunity: For example, No dejes que pierda esta oportunidad. (Don’t let him miss this opportunity.)

Losing one’s mind (colloquial): For example, ¡Vas a perder la cabeza si sigues así! (You’re going to lose your mind if you keep going like that!)

Losing weight: For example, Quiero que pierda unos kilos. (I want him to lose a few pounds.)

Losing time (idiomatic): For example, No perdamos más tiempo y vayamos. (Let’s not waste any more time and go.)

Examples

Examples of Perder in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que no pierda su pasaporte durante el viaje. (I hope you don’t lose your passport during the trip.)

Es importante que perdamos el miedo a hablar un nuevo idioma. (It’s important that we lose our fear of speaking a new language.)

Aunque pierdas el vuelo, no te preocupes, hay más salidas. (Even if you miss your flight, don’t worry, there are more departures.)

Ojalá que nunca pierdan su sentido del humor. (I hope you never lose your sense of humor.)

Para avanzar en la vida, a veces hay que perder el miedo al cambio. (To move forward in life, sometimes you have to lose your fear of change.)

Mamá teme que pierda las llaves otra vez. (Mom fears that I’ll lose the keys again.)

Aunque perdamos esta batalla, la guerra no ha terminado. (Even if we lose this battle, the war is not over.)

Es crucial que no pierdas la concentración durante la presentación. (It’s crucial that you don’t lose focus during the presentation.)

Ojalá que nunca pierda su pasión por aprender. (I hope you never lose your passion for learning.)

Para tener éxito, no pierdas de vista tus metas. (To be successful, don’t lose sight of your goals.)

Me preocupa que pierdan la motivación por estudiar. (I’m worried they might lose motivation to study.)

Aunque perdamos algunos privilegios, lo importante es mantenernos unidos. (Even if we lose some privileges, the important thing is to stay united.)

Ojalá que nunca pierda su amor por la naturaleza. (I hope you never lose your love for nature.)

Es esencial que no pierdas la calma en situaciones estresantes. (It’s essential that you don’t lose your cool in stressful situations.)

Me temo que perdamos la oportunidad si no actuamos rápido. (I’m afraid we might lose the opportunity if we don’t act quickly.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Perder (to lose) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.