Conjugation of quitar in Spanish
quitarto remove, to take off, to take awayregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quito | |
| tú | quitas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quita | |
| nosotros | quitamos | |
| vosotros | quitáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vosotros
quitaisquitáisVosotros present requires an accent: quitáis (stress on -áis).
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quité | |
| tú | quitaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitó | |
| nosotros | quitamos | |
| vosotros | quitasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
quitequitéThe preterite first-person singular has an accent: quité (not 'quite'). - él/ella/Ud.
quitoquitóThe preterite third-person singular requires an accent: quitó (not 'quito').
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaba | |
| tú | quitabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitaba | |
| nosotros | quitábamos | |
| vosotros | quitabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaré | |
| tú | quitarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitará | |
| nosotros | quitaremos | |
| vosotros | quitaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaría | |
| tú | quitarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitaría | |
| nosotros | quitaríamos | |
| vosotros | quitaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitarían |
Common mistakes in the Condicional Simple
- vosotros
quitariasquitaríaisConditional vosotros needs an accent: quitaríais (not 'quitarias').
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quite | |
| tú | quites | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quite | |
| nosotros | quitemos | |
| vosotros | quitéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quiten |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- vosotros
quiteisquitéisVosotros present-subjunctive needs an accent: quitéis.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitara | |
| tú | quitaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitara | |
| nosotros | quitáramos | |
| vosotros | quitarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
quitaramosquitáramosImperfect subjunctive nosotros requires an accent: quitáramos.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | quita | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quite | |
| nosotros | quitemos | |
| vosotros | quitad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quiten |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
no quitaquitaNegative tú commands use the subjunctive: 'no quites' (not 'no quita').
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitando | |
| tú | quitando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitando | |
| nosotros | quitando | |
| vosotros | quitando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitado | |
| tú | quitado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitado | |
| nosotros | quitado | |
| vosotros | quitado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | quitado |
quitar — frequently asked questions
Is quitar a regular verb?
Yes — quitar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does quitar mean?
quitar is a Spanish verb meaning "to remove, to take off, to take away".