The Spanish verb quedarse means "to stay". It is the reflexive form of quedar ("to remain, fit"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of quedarse is yo me quedo, tú te quedas, él/ella/usted se queda, nosotros nos quedamos, vosotros os quedáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quedan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: quédate.
| yo | me quedo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te quedas | |
| él/ | se queda | |
| nosotros | nos quedamos | |
| vosotros | os quedáis | |
| ellos/ | se quedan |
| yo | me quedé |
|---|---|
| tú | te quedaste |
| él/ | se quedó |
| nosotros | nos quedamos |
| vosotros | os quedasteis |
| ellos/ | se quedaron |
| yo | me quedaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te quedabas |
| él/ | se quedaba |
| nosotros | nos quedábamos |
| vosotros | os quedabais |
| ellos/ | se quedaban |
| yo | me quedaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te quedarás |
| él/ | se quedará |
| nosotros | nos quedaremos |
| vosotros | os quedaréis |
| ellos/ | se quedarán |
| yo | me quedaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te quedarías |
| él/ | se quedaría |
| nosotros | nos quedaríamos |
| vosotros | os quedaríais |
| ellos/ | se quedarían |
| yo | me quede |
|---|---|
| tú | te quedes |
| él/ | se quede |
| nosotros | nos quedemos |
| vosotros | os quedéis |
| ellos/ | se queden |
| tú | quédate |
|---|---|
| usted | quédese |
| nosotros | quedémonos |
| vosotros | quedaos |
| ustedes | quédense |
| yo | me he quedado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has quedado |
| él/ | se ha quedado |
| nosotros | nos hemos quedado |
| vosotros | os habéis quedado |
| ellos/ | se han quedado |
Quedarse is regular. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me quedo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quédate and quedándose.
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Yes, quedarse is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model shown in the table.
Quedarse means to stay. Quedar means to remain or fit.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me he quedado, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quédate and quedándose. The past participle is quedado.