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SPANISH VERB

quedarse en blanco

to go blank

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: quedándose en blanco
  • Past participle: quedado en blanco

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

How to use quedarse en blanco

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

  1. Present

    Si me quedo en blanco, respiro y sigo.

    If my mind goes blank, I breathe and carry on.

  2. Past

    Me quedé en blanco en la primera pregunta.

    My mind went blank on the first question.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña me quedaba en blanco en cada recital.

    As a girl my mind went blank at every recital.

  4. Future

    No te quedarás en blanco, lo llevas muy bien preparado.

    Your mind won't go blank, you've prepared it really well.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me quedaría en blanco delante de tanta gente.

    My mind would go blank in front of so many people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Repasa otra vez para que no te quedes en blanco.

    Go over it again so your mind doesn't go blank.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Tenía miedo de que Álvaro se quedara en blanco.

    I was afraid Álvaro's mind would go blank.

Good to know

  • "Quedarse en blanco" is your mind going blank in an exam or a speech; "en blanco" is also a blank page: dejar la hoja en blanco.

Where you hear quedarse en blanco

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Si me quedo en blanco, respiro y sigo. If my mind goes blank, I breathe and carry on.
  • Me quedé en blanco en el examen, una vez. My mind went blank in the exam, once.
  • No te vas a quedar en blanco. Y si pasa, respira. Your mind isn't going to go blank. And if it does, breathe.
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After the Exam

Fluency Level 3 · Me he quedado en blanco una vez. · Yo no me he quedado en blanco ni una vez.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.