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SPANISH VERB

quedarse

to stay

  • #102 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: quedándose
  • Past participle: quedado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I stay
  2. tú you stay
  3. usted, él, ella he/she stays
  4. nosotros we stay
  5. vosotros Spain you all stay
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they stay

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I stayed
  2. tú you stayed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she stayed
  4. nosotros we stayed
  5. vosotros Spain you all stayed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they stayed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to stay
  2. tú you used to stay
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to stay
  4. nosotros we used to stay
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to stay
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to stay

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will stay
  2. tú you will stay
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will stay
  4. nosotros we will stay
  5. vosotros Spain you all will stay
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will stay

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would stay
  2. tú you would stay
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would stay
  4. nosotros we would stay
  5. vosotros Spain you all would stay
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would stay

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I stay
  2. tú (that) you stay
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she stay
  4. nosotros (that) we stay
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all stay
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they stay

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I stayed
  2. tú (if) you stayed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she stayed
  4. nosotros (if) we stayed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all stayed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they stayed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú stay!
  2. usted stay! (formal)
  3. nosotros stay! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain stay! (all of you)
  5. ustedes stay! (all of you)

How to use quedarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Hoy me quedo en casa, estoy cansada.

    Today I'm staying home, I'm tired.

  2. Past

    Nos quedamos tres noches en Mérida.

    We stayed three nights in Mérida.

  3. Imperfect

    Cuando llovía, nos quedábamos a ver películas.

    When it rained, we would stay in and watch movies.

  4. Future

    ¿Te quedarás a cenar con nosotros?

    Will you stay for dinner with us?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me quedaría una semana más aquí.

    I would stay another week here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que te quedes conmigo esta noche.

    I would rather you stayed with me tonight.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi tía quería que nos quedáramos en su casa.

    My aunt wanted us to stay at her house.

  8. Imperative

    Quédate aquí con las maletas, ahorita regreso.

    Stay here with the suitcases, I will be right back.

Good to know

  • Quedarse is to stay; quedar without se is where something is: ¿dónde queda el banco?

Where you hear quedarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Me quedo en México. I'm staying in Mexico.
  • Me quedé en casa de mis papás. I stayed at my parents' house.
  • Me voy a quedar una semana más. I'm going to stay one more week.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Me quedo dos meses más en Oaxaca. I'm staying two more months in Oaxaca.
  • Me quedé en casa de Elena. I stayed at Elena's house.
  • Te vas a quedar con nosotros. You're going to stay with us.
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I'm Staying!

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Me quedo! · quedarme · Quiero quedarme. · te quedas

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Back in Oaxaca

Beginner Level 2 · Te quedas.

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Don't Move!

Beginner Level 2 · me voy a quedar

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This Is My Sister

Beginner Level 2 · se queda

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On the One Hand

Beginner Level 2 · ¡Quédate!

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How Long Will You Stay?

Beginner Level 3 · quedarme · me quedaré · se quedará · te quedarás

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Could You Recommend Something?

Beginner Level 3 · me quedé

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The Whole Trip

Beginner Level 3 · se quedarán

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Plans for Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · puedes quedarte · se puede quedar

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The Posada

Beginner Level 3 · se quedó

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The First Day

Intermediate Level 1 · que me quede

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Just a Coffee

Intermediate Level 1 · me quede

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