How to conjugate Quedar in Spanish

Introduction

Quedar is the Spanish verb meaning "to be left/ to remain". For example: "Solo quedan dos rondas" meaning "There are only two rounds left" or "¿Dondé quedamos? - Where are we meeting? It is very popular (and somewhat confusing at first), but it can also be used to indicate that you already have plans/ or have arranged something - for example "He quedado con mis amigas a las cinco" which translates to "I've arranged to meet my friends at 5pm. You'll notice here that the past tense is being used. Another example: ¿Cómo han quedado las cosas? meaning "How did things turn out?. Don't confuse quedar with quedarse, which changes it's meaning when it becomes reflexive.

Similar verbs to quedar include: mantenerse, permanecer, sobrar.

Indicative Tenses of Quedar

Quedar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of quedar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "quedo", meaning "I remain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedo	I remain
Tú	quedas	you remain
Ella / Él / Usted	queda	s/he remains, you (formal) remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedamos	we remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedáis	you (plural) remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedan	they remain,

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Quedar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of quedar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "quedé", meaning "I remained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedé	I remained
Tú	quedaste	you remained
Ella / Él / Usted	quedó	s/he remained, you (formal) remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedamos	we remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedasteis	you (plural) remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedaron	they remained,

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Quedar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of quedar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "quedaba", meaning "I used to remain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedaba	I used to remain
Tú	quedabas	you used to remain
Ella / Él / Usted	quedaba	s/he used to remain, you (formal) used to remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedábamos	we used to remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedabais	you (plural) used to remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedaban	they used to remain,

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Quedar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of quedar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy quedando", meaning "I am remaining".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy quedando	I am remaining
Tú	estás quedando	you are remaining
Ella / Él / Usted	está quedando	s/he is remaining, you (formal) are remaining
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos quedando	we are remaining
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis quedando	you (plural) are remaining
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están quedando	they are remaining,

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Quedar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of quedar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a quedar", meaning "I am going to remain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a quedar	I am going to remain
Tú	vas a quedar	you are going to remain
Ella / Él / Usted	va a quedar	s/he is going to remain, you (formal) are going to remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a quedar	we are going to remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a quedar	you (plural) are going to remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a quedar	they are going to remain,

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Quedar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of quedar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "quedaré", meaning "I will remain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedaré	I will remain
Tú	quedarás	you will remain
Ella / Él / Usted	quedará	s/he will remain, you (formal) will remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedaremos	we will remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedaréis	you (plural) will remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedarán	they will remain,

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Quedar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of quedar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "quedaría", meaning "I would remain".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedaría	I would remain
Tú	quedarías	you would remain
Ella / Él / Usted	quedaría	s/he would remain, you (formal) would remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedaríamos	we would remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedaríais	you (plural) would remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedarían	they would remain,

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Quedar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of quedar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he quedado", meaning "I have remained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he quedado	I have remained
Tú	has quedado	you have remained
Ella / Él / Usted	ha quedado	s/he has remained, you (formal) have remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos quedado	we have remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis quedado	you (plural) have remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han quedado	they have remained,

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Quedar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of quedar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había quedado", meaning "I had remained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había quedado	I had remained
Tú	habías quedado	you had remained
Ella / Él / Usted	había quedado	s/he had remained, you (formal) had remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos quedado	we had remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais quedado	you (plural) had remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían quedado	they had remained,

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Quedar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of quedar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré quedado", meaning "I will have remained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré quedado	I will have remained
Tú	habrás quedado	you will have remained
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá quedado	s/he will have remained, you (formal) will have remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos quedado	we will have remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis quedado	you (plural) will have remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán quedado	they will have remained,

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Quedar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of quedar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría quedado", meaning "I would have remained".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría quedado	I would have remained
Tú	habrías quedado	you would have remained
Ella / Él / Usted	habría quedado	s/he would have remained, you (formal) would have remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos quedado	we would have remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais quedado	you (plural) would have remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían quedado	they would have remained,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Quedar

Quedar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "quede", meaning "I remain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quede	I remain
Tú	quedes	you remain
Ella / Él / Usted	quede	s/he remains, you (formal) remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedemos	we remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedéis	you (plural) remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	queden	they remain,

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Quedar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "quedara", meaning "I remained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedara	I remained
Tú	quedaras	you remained
Ella / Él / Usted	quedara	s/he remained, you (formal) remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedáramos	we remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedarais	you (plural) remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedaran	they remained,

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Quedar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "quedare", meaning "I will remain".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	quedare	I will remain
Tú	quedares	you will remain
Ella / Él / Usted	quedare	s/he will remain, you (formal) will remain
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedáremos	we will remain
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedareis	you (plural) will remain
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	quedaren	they will remain,

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Quedar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya quedado", meaning "I have remained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya quedado	I have remained
Tú	hayas quedado	you have remained
Ella / Él / Usted	haya quedado	s/he has remained, you (formal) have remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos quedado	we have remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis quedado	you (plural) have remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan quedado	they have remained,

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Quedar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera quedado", meaning "I had remained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera quedado	I had remained
Tú	hubieras quedado	you had remained
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera quedado	s/he had remained, you (formal) had remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos quedado	we had remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais quedado	you (plural) had remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran quedado	they had remained,

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Quedar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere quedado", meaning "I will have remained".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere quedado	I will have remained
Tú	hubieres quedado	you will have remained
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere quedado	s/he will have remained, you (formal) will have remained
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos quedado	we will have remained
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis quedado	you (plural) will have remained
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren quedado	they will have remained,

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Imperative Tenses of Quedar

Quedar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "quede", meaning "(to you formal) remain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	queda	(to you) remain!
Ella / Él / Usted	quede	(to you formal) remain!
Nosotras / Nosotros	quedemos	let's remain!
Vosotras / Vosotros	quedad	(to you plural) remain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	queden	(to you plural formal) remain!

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Quedar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no quede", meaning "(to you formal) don't remain!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no quedes	(to you) don't remain!
Ella / Él / Usted	no quede	(to you formal) don't remain!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no quedemos	let's not remain!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no quedéis	(to you plural) don't remain!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no queden	(to you plural formal) don't remain!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¿Cuánto tiempo te quedaste? How long did you stay?
• Se quedaron con la boca abierta. They were left speechless.
• Tengo tanto trabajo que me quedo una hora más. I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.
• ¿Cuánto tiempo os quedaréis aquí? How long will you stay here?
• Estarás a salvo mientras te quedes aquí. You are safe so long as you stay here.
• El verde te queda. Green suits you.
• Me quedo aquí hasta que vuelvas. I'll stay here till you get back.
• ¿Qué tan lejos queda el hotel del aeropuerto? How far is it from the airport to the hotel?

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