El verbo to lose /tʊ ˈluz/ se traduce principalmente como "perder". Es un verbo irregular: su forma en el pasado y su participio pasado son lost.
- Podemos perder un objeto. Por ejemplo, "I lost my keys" puede traducirse como "Perdí mis llaves".
- También podemos perder un partido, una competencia o una oportunidad. Por ejemplo, "Our team lost the game" significa "Nuestro equipo perdió el partido".
- Podemos perder dinero, tiempo, un empleo o peso. Por ejemplo, "She wants to lose weight" puede traducirse como "Ella quiere bajar de peso" o "Ella quiere perder peso".
Para expresar perderse, normalmente usamos get lost. Por ejemplo, "I got lost" significa "Me perdí". Para describir el estado de estar perdido, usamos be lost: "I am lost" significa "Estoy perdido".
No confundas lose /luz/ con loose /lus/. Lose es el verbo "perder". Loose normalmente es un adjetivo y significa "suelto" o "flojo".
Presta atención a las formas del verbo: loses tiene dos sílabas y se pronuncia /ˈlu.zɪz/. Lost se pronuncia /lɔst/ y termina con el grupo de consonantes /st/. Para formar losing, eliminamos la e final de lose antes de añadir -ing.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I lose | We lose |
| 2ª | You lose | You lose |
| 3ª | He/She/It loses | They lose |
Lose: /luz/, loses: /ˈlu.zɪz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I lost | We lost |
| 2ª | You lost | You lost |
| 3ª | He/She/It lost | They lost |
Lost: /lɔst/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will lose | We will lose |
| 2ª | You will lose | You will lose |
| 3ª | He/She/It will lose | They will lose |
Will lose: /wɪl luz/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am losing | We are losing |
| 2ª | You are losing | You are losing |
| 3ª | He/She/It is losing | They are losing |
Losing: /ˈlu.zɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was losing | We were losing |
| 2ª | You were losing | You were losing |
| 3ª | He/She/It was losing | They were losing |
Was losing: /wəz ˈlu.zɪŋ/, Were losing: /wɜr ˈlu.zɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be losing | We will be losing |
| 2ª | You will be losing | You will be losing |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be losing | They will be losing |
Will be losing: /wɪl bi ˈlu.zɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have lost | We have lost |
| 2ª | You have lost | You have lost |
| 3ª | He/She/It has lost | They have lost |
Have lost: /hæv lɔst/, Has lost: /hæz lɔst/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had lost | We had lost |
| 2ª | You had lost | You had lost |
| 3ª | He/She/It had lost | They had lost |
Had lost: /hæd lɔst/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have lost | We will have lost |
| 2ª | You will have lost | You will have lost |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have lost | They will have lost |
Will have lost: /wɪl hæv lɔst/
