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Se with unintentional events
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• How Do I Use the Word Se With an Unintentional
  Event?
• If an action is accidental, unintentional, or
  unprepared, use se before the appropriate
  indirect object pronoun (to describe who was
  affected by the action). The se will always
  precede the pronoun.

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• Again, this format identifies an unintentional
  event. So, what types of actions are usually
  intentional? What about these?
• acabar to run out of, to finish
• caer to fall
• descomponer to break down
• faltar to be missing / lacking
• olvidar to forget
• parar to stop
• perder to lose (something)
• quedar to remain, to be left (behind)
• quemar to burn
• romper to break

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La formación

• Se Verb

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• In using this formation, the se (which identifies
  that the event was unintentional) must be used
  with an indirect object pronoun to identify what
  occurred. Keep these points in mind
• The verb agrees with WHAT is lost, dropped, etc.
• POR EJEMPLO Se me perdieron las entradas I
  lost the tickets.
• The person who accidentally does the action is
  represented by an indirect object pronoun, which
  may be clarified or emphasized by a phrase with
  a a mí, a él
• POR EJEMPLO Se le perdió la maleta en el
  aeropuerto. (a Juan)
• POR EJEMPLO (A mí, siempre se me olvida traer
  los libros a clase.
• POR EJEMPLO Se les rompieron las gafas (a los
  muchachos).

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Practica

• The pilots left their suitcases at customs.
• We ran out of money in Puerto Vallarta.
• I checked out, but I left things in the room.
• You guys (ESP) broke the door at the shop.
• I (intentionally) lost the credit cards because
  she spent my money.
• My bottle of Pepto Bismol opened in the purse.
• The cod fell onto the floor. But, he picked it
  up.
• The car stopped on the highway I forgot to move.