Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quito | |
| tú | quitas | |
| él / ella / usted | quita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quitan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quité | |
| tú | quitaste | |
| él / ella / usted | quitó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quitaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaba | |
| tú | quitabas | |
| él / ella / usted | quitaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quitaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaré | |
| tú | quitarás | |
| él / ella / usted | quitará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quitarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quitaría | |
| tú | quitarías | |
| él / ella / usted | quitaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quitarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quite | |
| tú | quites | |
| él / ella / usted | quite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quitemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quitéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quiten |
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 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
- to get rid of
- to get off
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