Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quedo | |
| tú | quedas | |
| él / ella / usted | queda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quedan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quedé | |
| tú | quedaste | |
| él / ella / usted | quedó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quedaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quedaba | |
| tú | quedabas | |
| él / ella / usted | quedaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quedaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quedaré | |
| tú | quedarás | |
| él / ella / usted | quedará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quedarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quedaría | |
| tú | quedarías | |
| él / ella / usted | quedaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quedarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quede | |
| tú | quedes | |
| él / ella / usted | quede | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quedemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quedéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | queden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to be (as a result of something), to end up
- to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
- to be left; to remain
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations