What does quedarse mean?
quedarse means to stay in English. It is a reflexive / pronominal regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Quedarse Conjugation in Spanish
Learn quedarse, meaning to stay, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-arreflexivegerund: quedándoseparticiple: quedado
Principal forms of quedarse
- Infinitive
- quedarse
- Gerund
- quedándose
- Past participle
- quedado
Quedarse conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me quedo | me quedé | me quedaba | me quedaré |
| tú | te quedas | te quedaste | te quedabas | te quedarás |
| él / ella / usted | se queda | se quedó | se quedaba | se quedará |
| nosotros/as | nos quedamos | nos quedamos | nos quedábamos | nos quedaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | se quedan | se quedaron | se quedaban | se quedarán |
Pattern notes
- Quedarse follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
- Use the matching reflexive pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Examples with quedarse
Ya no me queda nada.I have nothing left.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Me quedé con mi tío.I stayed with my uncle.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ya no nos queda nada.We don't have anything left.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate quedarse for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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