Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I take off
- tú you take off
- usted, él, ella he/she takes off
- nosotros we take off
- vosotros Spain you all take off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they take off
SPANISH VERB
quitarse
to take off (clothes)
- #419 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: quitándose
- Past participle: quitado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I took off
- tú you took off
- usted, él, ella he/she took off
- nosotros we took off
- vosotros Spain you all took off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they took off
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to take off
- tú you used to take off
- usted, él, ella he/she used to take off
- nosotros we used to take off
- vosotros Spain you all used to take off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take off
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will take off
- tú you will take off
- usted, él, ella he/she will take off
- nosotros we will take off
- vosotros Spain you all will take off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take off
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would take off
- tú you would take off
- usted, él, ella he/she would take off
- nosotros we would take off
- vosotros Spain you all would take off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take off
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I take off
- tú (that) you take off
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she take off
- nosotros (that) we take off
- vosotros Spain (that) you all take off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take off
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I took off
- tú (if) you took off
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she took off
- nosotros (if) we took off
- vosotros Spain (if) you all took off
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took off
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú take off!
- usted take off! (formal)
- nosotros take off! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain take off! (all of you)
- ustedes take off! (all of you)
How to use quitarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me quito los zapatos en cuanto llego a casa.
I take off my shoes as soon as I get home.
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Past
Se quitó el suéter porque hacía calor.
He took off his sweater because it was hot.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo se quitaba el sombrero para saludar.
My grandfather used to take off his hat to say hello.
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Future
Me quitaré la corbata después de la junta.
I'll take off my tie after the meeting.
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Conditional
Yo me quitaría el abrigo, aquí está prendida la calefacción.
I'd take off my coat, the heating's on in here.
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Present subjunctive
Es mejor que te quites los lentes para la foto.
It's better that you take off your glasses for the photo.
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Past subjunctive
Si te quitaras los audífonos, me oirías.
If you took off your headphones, you'd hear me.
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Imperative
¡Quítate los zapatos antes de entrar, por favor!
Take off your shoes before coming in, please!
Good to know
- "Quitarse" is also to get out of the way: "¡Quítate!"
Where you hear quitarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- En el kayak, me quito los zapatos. In the kayak, I take off my shoes.
- Me quité el chaleco salvavidas. I took off the life jacket.
- Me voy a quitar el sombrero. I'm going to take off my hat.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Me quito los zapatos al entrar. I take my shoes off when I come in.
- Me quité los zapatos junto a la puerta. I took my shoes off by the door.
- Me voy a quitar la chamarra. I'm going to take my jacket off.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.