Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Retirar in Spanish
To withdraw Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Retirar (to withdraw) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: retiro, retiras, retira, retiramos, retiráis, retiran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Retirar
- Retirar in the Indicative Present
- Retirar in the Indicative Preterite
- Retirar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Retirar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Retirar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Retirar in the Indicative Future
- Retirar in the Indicative Conditional
- Retirar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Retirar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Retirar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Retirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Retirar
- Imperative tenses of Retirar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Retirar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Retirar is the Spanish verb for "to withdraw". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | retirar | to withdraw |
| Past participle | retirado | withdrawn |
| Gerund | retirando | withdrawing |
Indicative Tenses of Retirar
Retirar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of retirar 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, "retiro", meaning "I withdraw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retiro | I withdraw |
| Tú | retiras | you withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retira | s/he withdraws |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiramos | we withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retiráis | you (plural) withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiran | they withdraw |
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Retirar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of retirar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "retiré", meaning "I withdrew".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retiré | I withdrew |
| Tú | retiraste | you withdrew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retiró | s/he withdrew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiramos | we withdrew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retirasteis | you (plural) withdrew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiraron | they withdrew |
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Retirar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of retirar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "retiraba", meaning "I used to withdraw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retiraba | I used to withdraw |
| Tú | retirabas | you used to withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retiraba | s/he used to withdraw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retirábamos | we used to withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retirabais | you (plural) used to withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiraban | they used to withdraw |
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Retirar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of retirar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy retirando", meaning "I am withdrawing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy retirando | I am withdrawing |
| Tú | estás retirando | you are withdrawing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está retirando | s/he is withdrawing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos retirando | we are withdrawing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis retirando | you (plural) are withdrawing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están retirando | they are withdrawing |
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Retirar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of retirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a retirar", meaning "I am going to withdraw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a retirar | I am going to withdraw |
| Tú | vas a retirar | you are going to withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a retirar | s/he is going to withdraw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a retirar | we are going to withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a retirar | you (plural) are going to withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a retirar | they are going to withdraw |
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Retirar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of retirar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "retiraré", meaning "I will withdraw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retiraré | I will withdraw |
| Tú | retirarás | you will withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retirará | s/he will withdraw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiraremos | we will withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retiraréis | you (plural) will withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retirarán | they will withdraw |
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Retirar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of retirar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "retiraría", meaning "I would withdraw".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retiraría | I would withdraw |
| Tú | retirarías | you would withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retiraría | s/he would withdraw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiraríamos | we would withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retiraríais | you (plural) would withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retirarían | they would withdraw |
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Retirar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of retirar 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 retirado", meaning "I have withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he retirado | I have withdrawn |
| Tú | has retirado | you have withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha retirado | s/he has withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos retirado | we have withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis retirado | you (plural) have withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han retirado | they have withdrawn |
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Retirar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of retirar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había retirado", meaning "I had withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había retirado | I had withdrawn |
| Tú | habías retirado | you had withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había retirado | s/he had withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos retirado | we had withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais retirado | you (plural) had withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían retirado | they had withdrawn |
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Retirar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of retirar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré retirado", meaning "I will have withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré retirado | I will have withdrawn |
| Tú | habrás retirado | you will have withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá retirado | s/he will have withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos retirado | we will have withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis retirado | you (plural) will have withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán retirado | they will have withdrawn |
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Retirar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of retirar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría retirado", meaning "I would have withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría retirado | I would have withdrawn |
| Tú | habrías retirado | you would have withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría retirado | s/he would have withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos retirado | we would have withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais retirado | you (plural) would have withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían retirado | they would have withdrawn |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Retirar
Retirar 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, "retire", meaning "I withdraw".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retire | I withdraw |
| Tú | retires | you withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retire | s/he withdraws |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiremos | we withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retiréis | you (plural) withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiren | they withdraw |
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Retirar 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, "retirara", meaning "I withdrew".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retirara | I withdrew |
| Tú | retiraras | you withdrew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retirara | s/he withdrew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiráramos | we withdrew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retirarais | you (plural) withdrew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiraran | they withdrew |
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Retirar 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, "retirare", meaning "I will withdraw".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | retirare | I will withdraw |
| Tú | retirares | you will withdraw |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retirare | s/he will withdraw |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiráremos | we will withdraw |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retirareis | you (plural) will withdraw |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiraren | they will withdraw |
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Retirar 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 retirado", meaning "I have withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya retirado | I have withdrawn |
| Tú | hayas retirado | you have withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya retirado | s/he has withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos retirado | we have withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis retirado | you (plural) have withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan retirado | they have withdrawn |
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Retirar 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 retirado", meaning "I had withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera retirado | I had withdrawn |
| Tú | hubieras retirado | you had withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera retirado | s/he had withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos retirado | we had withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais retirado | you (plural) had withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran retirado | they had withdrawn |
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Retirar 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 retirado", meaning "I will have withdrawn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere retirado | I will have withdrawn |
| Tú | hubieres retirado | you will have withdrawn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere retirado | s/he will have withdrawn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos retirado | we will have withdrawn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis retirado | you (plural) will have withdrawn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren retirado | they will have withdrawn |
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Imperative Tenses of Retirar
Retirar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "retire", meaning "(to you formal) withdraw!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | retira | (to you) withdraw! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | retire | (to you formal) withdraw! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | retiremos | let's withdraw! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | retirad | (to you plural) withdraw! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | retiren | (to you plural formal) withdraw! |
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Retirar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no retire", meaning "(to you formal) don't withdraw!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no retires | (to you) don't withdraw! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no retire | (to you formal) don't withdraw! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no retiremos | let's not withdraw! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no retiréis | (to you plural) don't withdraw! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no retiren | (to you plural formal) don't withdraw! |
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Frequently asked questions about Retirar
Is retirar a regular or irregular verb?
Retirar is a fully regular -AR 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 retirar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), retirar is conjugated as: yo retiro, tú retiras, él/ella/usted retira, nosotros retiramos, vosotros retiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes retiran. 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 retirar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), retirar is conjugated as: yo retiré, tú retiraste, él/ella/usted retiró, nosotros retiramos, vosotros retirasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes retiraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate retirar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), retirar is conjugated as: yo retiraba, tú retirabas, él/ella/usted retiraba, nosotros retirábamos, vosotros retirabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes retiraban. 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 retirar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), retirar is conjugated as: yo retiraré, tú retirarás, él/ella/usted retirará, nosotros retiraremos, vosotros retiraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes retirarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate retirar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), retirar is conjugated as: yo retire, tú retires, él/ella/usted retire, nosotros retiremos, vosotros retiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes retiren. 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 is the difference between retirar and retirarse?
Retirar means "to withdraw" in the standard sense. Retirarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se retiran" instead of "no retiran".
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