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SPANISH VERB

retirar

to withdraw, to take back

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: retirando
  • Past participle: retirado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use retirar

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

  1. Present

    Retiro lo que dije, tenías razón.

    I take back what I said, you were right.

  2. Past

    Retiré doscientos euros del cajero para la feria.

    I withdrew two hundred euros from the cash machine for the fair.

  3. Imperfect

    El camarero retiraba los platos sin preguntar.

    The waiter took the plates away without asking.

  4. Future

    Si pierde el Betis, retiraré lo dicho.

    If Betis lose, I'll take back what I said.

  5. Conditional

    Yo retiraría la denuncia si pide perdón.

    I'd withdraw the complaint if he apologises.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Exijo que retires ese comentario ahora mismo.

    I demand you take back that remark right now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El juez pidió que retiraran las sillas del pasillo.

    The judge asked them to take the chairs out of the corridor.

  8. Imperative

    Retira eso que has dicho de mi madre.

    Take back what you said about my mother.

Good to know

  • "Retirar lo dicho" is to take back what you said; "retirar dinero" is to withdraw money; "retirarse" is to retire from a sport.

Where you hear retirar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Retiro lo que dije de las segundas partes. I take back what I said about sequels.
  • Retiré mi nombre del libro. El libro es de Julián. I withdrew my name from the book. The book is Julian's.
  • Si pierde el Betis, retiraré lo dicho. If Betis lose, I'll take back what I said.
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