Spanish verb guide

Quitar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn quitar, meaning to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: quitandoparticiple: quitado

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What does quitar mean?

quitar means to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to get rid of; to get off.

Principal forms of quitar

Infinitive: quitar
Gerund: quitando
Past participle: quitado

Quitar 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	quito	quité	quitaba	quitaré
tú	quitas	quitaste	quitabas	quitarás
él / ella / usted	quita	quitó	quitaba	quitará
nosotros/as	quitamos	quitamos	quitábamos	quitaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	quitan	quitaron	quitaban	quitarán

Pattern notes

Quitar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with quitar

Quita eso de mi mesa.Get that off my table.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él se quitó el abrigo.He took off his coat.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él se quitó las gafas.He took off his glasses.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate quitar 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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