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yo perdía

was missing, used to miss, was losing, used to lose, was getting lost

→ perder
perd lose + ía imperfect tense: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,672
was missing, used to miss With se, perderse algo means to miss something, such as an event.
SP: Nunca se perdía los partidos de su equipo.
EN: She never missed her team's games.
was losing, used to lose
SP: Perdía las llaves con frecuencia.
EN: He often lost his keys.
was getting lost, used to get lost
SP: Se perdía en las calles del centro.
EN: She used to get lost in the downtown streets.
Conjugation of perder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First perdía —
Third perdía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First perdía —
Third perdía —

Cuando eran niños, te pedía que encontraras a Dev cuando se perdía.

When they were children, I used to ask you to find Dev when he got lost.

— Devdas (2002)

Cada vez que me perdía por completo, me tiraba en el agua helada.

Every time I got completely lost, I’d throw myself into the freezing water.

— Mommy (2014)

Grace no perdía detalle.

Grace didn't miss a thing.

— Avatar (2009)

Con ella, nada se perdía.

With her, nothing went to waste.

— Elena sabe (2023)

Adondequiera que iba, él se perdía.

Wherever he went, he got lost.

Mary pensó que Tom perdía su tiempo al estudiar latín.

Mary thought Tom was wasting his time studying Latin.

No se perdía un desfile.

She never missed a parade.

Nada perdía con preguntar.

I had nothing to lose by asking.

— Tren bala (2022)

Pero no se perdía el trasero de la chica.

But he didn't miss the girl's backside.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Tenía un montón considerable de efectivo que perdía valor ahí quieto.

I had a considerable amount of cash just sitting there, losing value.

Él perdía el tiempo apostando en carreras de caballos.

He wasted his time betting on horse races.

No se perdía una.

She never missed a thing.