Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I remove
- tú you remove
- usted, él, ella he/she removes
- nosotros we remove
- vosotros Spain you all remove
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they remove
SPANISH VERB
quitar
to remove
- #430 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: quitando
- Past participle: quitado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I removed
- tú you removed
- usted, él, ella he/she removed
- nosotros we removed
- vosotros Spain you all removed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they removed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to remove
- tú you used to remove
- usted, él, ella he/she used to remove
- nosotros we used to remove
- vosotros Spain you all used to remove
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to remove
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will remove
- tú you will remove
- usted, él, ella he/she will remove
- nosotros we will remove
- vosotros Spain you all will remove
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will remove
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would remove
- tú you would remove
- usted, él, ella he/she would remove
- nosotros we would remove
- vosotros Spain you all would remove
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would remove
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I remove
- tú (that) you remove
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she remove
- nosotros (that) we remove
- vosotros Spain (that) you all remove
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they remove
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I removed
- tú (if) you removed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she removed
- nosotros (if) we removed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all removed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they removed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú remove!
- usted remove! (formal)
- nosotros remove! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain remove! (all of you)
- ustedes remove! (all of you)
How to use quitar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me quito los zapatos al entrar en casa.
I always take my shoes off when I come into the house.
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Past
Quitaron el cartel de la tienda la semana pasada.
They took down the shop sign last week.
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Imperfect
Mi madre nos quitaba el móvil a la hora de cenar.
My mother used to take our phones away at dinner time.
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Future
El dentista me quitará la muela el jueves.
The dentist will take my tooth out on Thursday.
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Conditional
Yo quitaría esa mesa, ocupa demasiado sitio.
I'd get rid of that table, it takes up too much space.
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que quites los pies del sofá ahora mismo.
I want you to take your feet off the sofa right now.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedí que quitara la música un poco.
I asked him to turn the music down a bit.
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Imperative
¡Quítate la chaqueta, que aquí hace calor!
Take your jacket off, it's hot in here!
Good to know
- "Quitarse" is to take off clothes: quítate el abrigo. "¡Quita!" alone means "move over" or "get away".
Where you hear quitar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Primero se quita la cabeza. First, you remove the head.
- Quité los platos de la mesa. I cleared the plates from the table.
- Voy a quitar la etiqueta antes de ponerme el abrigo. I'm going to remove the label before putting on the coat.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Quito las etiquetas. I'll take the labels off.
- Rosario quitó casi todas las etiquetas. Rosario took off almost all the labels.
- No voy a quitar la del café. I'm not going to take off the one on the coffee.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.