What does retirar mean?
retirar means to remove in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to withdraw; to retreat, to withdraw.
Spanish verb guide
Retirar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn retirar, meaning to remove, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: retirandoparticiple: retirado
Principal forms of retirar
- Infinitive
- retirar
- Gerund
- retirando
- Past participle
- retirado
Retirar 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 | retiro | retiré | retiraba | retiraré |
| tú | retiras | retiraste | retirabas | retirarás |
| él / ella / usted | retira | retiró | retiraba | retirará |
| nosotros/as | retiramos | retiramos | retirábamos | retiraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | retiran | retiraron | retiraban | retirarán |
Pattern notes
- Retirar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with retirar
Él se retiró a los 60 años.He retired at 60 years of age.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él se retira la próxima primavera.He retires next spring.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Se retiró a los sesenta y cinco años.He retired at the age of 65.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate retirar 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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