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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Me quedo en la cama los domingos hasta que el hambre me vence."
I stay in bed on Sundays until hunger defeats me.
"Quedo mal en las fotos pero bien en la vida real. O eso creo."
I look bad in photos but good in real life. Or so I think.
"No quedo nunca con nadie porque mi sofá es celoso."
I never meet up with anyone because my couch is jealous.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
quedar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to stay"
quedo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Current
"I stay"
queda
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she stays"
quedas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you stay"
quedan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they stay"
quedó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she stayed"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| quedar | Infinitive | — | "to stay" |
| quedando | Gerund | — | "staying" |
| quedado | Participle | — | "stayed" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| quedo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I stay" |
| quedas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you stay" |
| queda | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she stays" |
| quedáis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all stay" |
| quedan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they stay" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| quedé | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I stayed" |
| quedaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you stayed" |
| quedó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she stayed" |
| quedamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we stayed" |
| quedasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all stayed" |
| quedaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they stayed" |
| Imperfect | |||
| quedabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to stay" |
| quedaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to stay" |
| quedábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to stay" |
| quedabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to stay" |
| quedaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to stay" |
| Future | |||
| quedaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will stay" |
| quedarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will stay" |
| quedará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will stay" |
| quedaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will stay" |
| quedaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will stay" |
| quedarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will stay" |
| Conditional | |||
| quedarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would stay" |
| quedaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would stay" |
| quedaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would stay" |
| quedaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would stay" |
| quedarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would stay" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| quedes | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you stay" |
| quede | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she stay" |
| quedemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we stay" |
| quedéis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all stay" |
| queden | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they stay" |