había perdido

I had lost

había perdido(ah-bee-ah pehr-dee-doh)

phrase

1. (first person singular)

a. I had lost

Pensé que había perdido mi celular, pero aquí está.

I thought I had lost my phone, but it's here.

2. (third person singular)

a. he had lost

(masculine)

El senador no podía creer que había perdido la elección.

The senator couldn't believe he had lost the election.

b. she had lost

(feminine)

Elena quería llamar a Eduardo, pero había perdido su número de teléfono.

Elena wanted to call Eduardo, but she had lost his phone number.

c. it had lost

Para Tom, el vecindario ya no era el mismo. Había perdido el encanto bohemio que una vez tuvo.

For Tom, the neighborhood wasn't the same anymore. It had lost the bohemian charm it once had.

d. ... had lost

El tenista había perdido cinco partidos consecutivos antes de ganarle al número uno del mundo.

The tennis player had lost five consecutive matches before beating the world's number one.

3.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you had lost

Lo siento mucho, señor Pascual. No sabía que había perdido a su hermano en la guerra.

I'm really sorry Mr. Pascual. I didn't know you had lost your brother in the war.