Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
To stay is quedarse: me quedo en casa, I'm staying at home.
quedoI remain (present)
quedasyou remain (present)
quedahe/she remains (present)
quedamoswe remain (present)
quedáisyou all (vosotros) remain (present)
quedanthey remain (present)
Quedar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
quedéI remained (preterite)
quedasteyou remained (preterite)
quedóhe/she remained (preterite)
quedamoswe remained (preterite)
quedasteisyou all (vosotros) remained (preterite)
quedaronthey remained (preterite)
Quedar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
quedabaI used to remain (imperfect)
quedabasyou used to remain (imperfect)
quedabahe/she used to remain (imperfect)
quedábamoswe used to remain (imperfect)
quedabaisyou all (vosotros) used to remain (imperfect)
quedabanthey used to remain (imperfect)
Quedar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
quedaréI will remain (future)
quedarásyou will remain (future)
quedaráhe/she will remain (future)
quedaremoswe will remain (future)
quedaréisyou all (vosotros) will remain (future)
quedaránthey will remain (future)
Quedar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
quedaríaI would remain (conditional)
quedaríasyou would remain (conditional)
quedaríahe/she would remain (conditional)
quedaríamoswe would remain (conditional)
quedaríaisyou all (vosotros) would remain (conditional)
quedaríanthey would remain (conditional)
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Quedar conjugation chart
All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
Person
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Future
Conditional
yo
quedo
quedé
quedaba
quedaré
quedaría
tú
quedas
quedaste
quedabas
quedarás
quedarías
él / ella / usted
queda
quedó
quedaba
quedará
quedaría
nosotros / nosotras
quedamos
quedamos
quedábamos
quedaremos
quedaríamos
vosotros / vosotras
quedáis
quedasteis
quedabais
quedaréis
quedaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedan
quedaron
quedaban
quedarán
quedarían
Quedar in the present tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
quedo
I remain
tú
quedas
you remain
él / ella / usted
queda
he/she remains
nosotros / nosotras
quedamos
we remain
vosotros / vosotras
quedáis
you all (vosotros) remain
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedan
they remain
Quedar in the preterite tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
quedé
I remained
tú
quedaste
you remained
él / ella / usted
quedó
he/she remained
nosotros / nosotras
quedamos
we remained
vosotros / vosotras
quedasteis
you all (vosotros) remained
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedaron
they remained
Quedar in the imperfect tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
quedaba
I used to remain
tú
quedabas
you used to remain
él / ella / usted
quedaba
he/she used to remain
nosotros / nosotras
quedábamos
we used to remain
vosotros / vosotras
quedabais
you all (vosotros) used to remain
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedaban
they used to remain
Quedar in the future tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
quedaré
I will remain
tú
quedarás
you will remain
él / ella / usted
quedará
he/she will remain
nosotros / nosotras
quedaremos
we will remain
vosotros / vosotras
quedaréis
you all (vosotros) will remain
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedarán
they will remain
Quedar in the conditional tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
quedaría
I would remain
tú
quedarías
you would remain
él / ella / usted
quedaría
he/she would remain
nosotros / nosotras
quedaríamos
we would remain
vosotros / vosotras
quedaríais
you all (vosotros) would remain
ellos / ellas / ustedes
quedarían
they would remain
Is quedar irregular?
Quedar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
Questions about quedar
How do you conjugate quedar in the present?
The present forms are quedo, quedas, queda, quedamos, quedáis, quedan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
What is the preterite of quedar?
quedé, quedaste, quedó, quedamos, quedasteis, quedaron. For example, quedé means “I remained”.
Is quedar irregular?
Quedar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of quedar?
The preterite (quedé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (quedaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I remained” and “I used to remain”, but context determines the best translation.
What are the future and conditional of quedar?
The yo forms are quedaré (“I will remain”) and quedaría (“I would remain”). The full charts above include every person.
What does quedar mean?
Quedar means to remain, to be left, to meet up. To stay is quedarse: me quedo en casa, I'm staying at home.