Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Quitarse in Spanish
quitarse to take off (something) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Quitarse (to take off (something)) is a widely used reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me quito, te quitas, se quita, nos quitamos, os quitáis, se quitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- quitado taken off
- Gerund
- quitando taking off
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Quitarse
- Quitarse in the Indicative Present
- Quitarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Quitarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Quitarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Quitarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Quitarse in the Indicative Future
- Quitarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Quitarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Quitarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Quitarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Quitarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Quitarse
- Imperative tenses of Quitarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Quitarse
Quitarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of quitarse 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, “me quito”, meaning “I take off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quito | I take off |
| Tú | te quitas | you take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quita | s/he takes off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitamos | we take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitáis | you (plural) take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitan | they take off |
How it’s built: Regular: stem quit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of quitarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me quité”, meaning “I took off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quité | I took off |
| Tú | te quitaste | you took off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitó | s/he took off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitamos | we took off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitasteis | you (plural) took off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitaron | they took off |
How it’s built: Regular: stem quit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of quitarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me quitaba”, meaning “I used to take off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quitaba | I used to take off |
| Tú | te quitabas | you used to take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitaba | s/he used to take off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitábamos | we used to take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitabais | you (plural) used to take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitaban | they used to take off |
How it’s built: Regular: stem quit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of quitarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy quitando”, meaning “I am taking off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy quitando | I am taking off |
| Tú | te estás quitando | you are taking off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está quitando | s/he is taking off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos quitando | we are taking off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis quitando | you (plural) are taking off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están quitando | they are taking off |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund quitando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of quitarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a quitar”, meaning “I am going to take off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a quitar | I am going to take off |
| Tú | te vas a quitar | you are going to take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a quitar | s/he is going to take off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a quitar | we are going to take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a quitar | you (plural) are going to take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a quitar | they are going to take off |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive quitar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of quitarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me quitaré”, meaning “I will take off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quitaré | I will take off |
| Tú | te quitarás | you will take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitará | s/he will take off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitaremos | we will take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitaréis | you (plural) will take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitarán | they will take off |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive quitar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of quitarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me quitaría”, meaning “I would take off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quitaría | I would take off |
| Tú | te quitarías | you would take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitaría | s/he would take off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitaríamos | we would take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitaríais | you (plural) would take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitarían | they would take off |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive quitar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of quitarse 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, “me he quitado”, meaning “I have taken off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he quitado | I have taken off |
| Tú | te has quitado | you have taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha quitado | s/he has taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos quitado | we have taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis quitado | you (plural) have taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han quitado | they have taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of quitarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había quitado”, meaning “I had taken off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había quitado | I had taken off |
| Tú | te habías quitado | you had taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había quitado | s/he had taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos quitado | we had taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais quitado | you (plural) had taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían quitado | they had taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of quitarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré quitado”, meaning “I will have taken off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré quitado | I will have taken off |
| Tú | te habrás quitado | you will have taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá quitado | s/he will have taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos quitado | we will have taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis quitado | you (plural) will have taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán quitado | they will have taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of quitarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría quitado”, meaning “I would have taken off”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría quitado | I would have taken off |
| Tú | te habrías quitado | you would have taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría quitado | s/he would have taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos quitado | we would have taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais quitado | you (plural) would have taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían quitado | they would have taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Quitarse
Quitarse 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, “me quite”, meaning “I take off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quite | I take off |
| Tú | te quites | you take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quite | s/he takes off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitemos | we take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitéis | you (plural) take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quiten | they take off |
How it’s built: Regular: stem quit- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse 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, “me quitara”, meaning “I took off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quitara | I took off |
| Tú | te quitaras | you took off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitara | s/he took off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitáramos | we took off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitarais | you (plural) took off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitaran | they took off |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, quitaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (quitáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse 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, “me quitare”, meaning “I will take off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quitare | I will take off |
| Tú | te quitares | you will take off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quitare | s/he will take off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quitáremos | we will take off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quitareis | you (plural) will take off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quitaren | they will take off |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, quitaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (quitáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse 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, “me haya quitado”, meaning “I have taken off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya quitado | I have taken off |
| Tú | te hayas quitado | you have taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya quitado | s/he has taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos quitado | we have taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis quitado | you (plural) have taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan quitado | they have taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse 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, “me hubiera quitado”, meaning “I had taken off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera quitado | I had taken off |
| Tú | te hubieras quitado | you had taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera quitado | s/he had taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos quitado | we had taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais quitado | you (plural) had taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran quitado | they had taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Quitarse 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, “me hubiere quitado”, meaning “I will have taken off”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere quitado | I will have taken off |
| Tú | te hubieres quitado | you will have taken off |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere quitado | s/he will have taken off |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos quitado | we will have taken off |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis quitado | you (plural) will have taken off |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren quitado | they will have taken off |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle quitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Quitarse
Quitarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “quítese”, meaning “(to you formal) take off!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | quítate | (to you) take off! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | quítese | (to you formal) take off! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | quitémonos | let's take off! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | quitaos | (to you plural) take off! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | quítense | (to you plural formal) take off! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (quítate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (quítese, quítense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (quitémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (quitaos).
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Quitarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se quite”, meaning “(to you formal) don't take off!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te quites | (to you) don't take off! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se quite | (to you formal) don't take off! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos quitemos | let's not take off! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os quitéis | (to you plural) don't take off! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se quiten | (to you plural formal) don't take off! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te quites, no se quite, no nos quitemos, no os quitéis, no se quiten.
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Frequently asked questions about Quitarse
Is quitarse a regular or irregular verb?
Quitarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate quitarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), quitarse is conjugated as: yo me quito, tú te quitas, él/ella/usted se quita, nosotros nos quitamos, vosotros os quitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quitan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate quitarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), quitarse is conjugated as: yo me quité, tú te quitaste, él/ella/usted se quitó, nosotros nos quitamos, vosotros os quitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate quitarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), quitarse is conjugated as: yo me quitaba, tú te quitabas, él/ella/usted se quitaba, nosotros nos quitábamos, vosotros os quitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quitaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate quitarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), quitarse is conjugated as: yo me quitaré, tú te quitarás, él/ella/usted se quitará, nosotros nos quitaremos, vosotros os quitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate quitarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), quitarse is conjugated as: yo me quite, tú te quites, él/ella/usted se quite, nosotros nos quitemos, vosotros os quitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quiten. The present subjunctive 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.
What’s the difference between quitar and quitarse?
Quitar means ‘to take away, to remove, to take from’ and quitarse means ‘to take off (something)’. Quitarse is the reflexive form of quitar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo quito becomes me quito. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so quita becomes quítate.
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