Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I fit
- tú you fit
- usted, él, ella he/she fits
- nosotros we fit
- vosotros Spain you all fit
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fit
SPANISH VERB
quedar
to fit, to be (a place)
- #19 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: quedando
- Past participle: quedado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I fitted
- tú you fitted
- usted, él, ella he/she fitted
- nosotros we fitted
- vosotros Spain you all fitted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fitted
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to fit
- tú you used to fit
- usted, él, ella he/she used to fit
- nosotros we used to fit
- vosotros Spain you all used to fit
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fit
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will fit
- tú you will fit
- usted, él, ella he/she will fit
- nosotros we will fit
- vosotros Spain you all will fit
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fit
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would fit
- tú you would fit
- usted, él, ella he/she would fit
- nosotros we would fit
- vosotros Spain you all would fit
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fit
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I fit
- tú (that) you fit
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she fit
- nosotros (that) we fit
- vosotros Spain (that) you all fit
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fit
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I fitted
- tú (if) you fitted
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she fitted
- nosotros (if) we fitted
- vosotros Spain (if) you all fitted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fitted
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú fit!
- usted fit! (formal)
- nosotros fit! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain fit! (all of you)
- ustedes fit! (all of you)
How to use quedar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Dónde queda la estación del metro?
Where is the subway station?
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Past
El vestido te quedó perfecto.
The dress fit you perfectly.
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Imperfect
La escuela quedaba a dos cuadras de mi casa.
The school was two blocks from my house.
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Future
Esos zapatos te quedarán grandes.
Those shoes will be too big for you.
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Conditional
Ese color te quedaría muy bien.
That color would look very good on you.
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Present subjunctive
Busco un hotel que quede cerca del centro.
I'm looking for a hotel that's near downtown.
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Past subjunctive
Si la oficina quedara más cerca, iría caminando.
If the office were closer, I'd walk there.
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Imperative
¡Queda bien con tu jefe y llega temprano!
Make a good impression on your boss and arrive early!
Good to know
- "Quedar bien con alguien" is to make a good impression; "quedarse" is to stay.
Where you hear quedar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- La camisa me queda perfecta. The shirt fits me perfectly.
- El vestido me quedó grande. The dress was too big for me.
- Esta talla le va a quedar bien. This size is going to fit you well.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Los sábados quedamos en la Alameda. On Saturdays we meet up in the Alameda.
- Ayer quedé con mi hermana. Yesterday I met up with my sister.
- Mañana vamos a quedar en el puente. Tomorrow we're going to meet at the bridge.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.