The Spanish verb quitarse means "to take off (clothes)". It is the reflexive form of quitar ("to remove, take away"), 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 quitarse is yo me quito, tú te quitas, él/ella/usted se quita, nosotros nos quitamos, vosotros os quitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quitan. 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: quítate.
| yo | me quito | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te quitas | |
| él/ | se quita | |
| nosotros | nos quitamos | |
| vosotros | os quitáis | |
| ellos/ | se quitan |
| yo | me quité |
|---|---|
| tú | te quitaste |
| él/ | se quitó |
| nosotros | nos quitamos |
| vosotros | os quitasteis |
| ellos/ | se quitaron |
| yo | me quitaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te quitabas |
| él/ | se quitaba |
| nosotros | nos quitábamos |
| vosotros | os quitabais |
| ellos/ | se quitaban |
| yo | me quitaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te quitarás |
| él/ | se quitará |
| nosotros | nos quitaremos |
| vosotros | os quitaréis |
| ellos/ | se quitarán |
| yo | me quitaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te quitarías |
| él/ | se quitaría |
| nosotros | nos quitaríamos |
| vosotros | os quitaríais |
| ellos/ | se quitarían |
| yo | me quite |
|---|---|
| tú | te quites |
| él/ | se quite |
| nosotros | nos quitemos |
| vosotros | os quitéis |
| ellos/ | se quiten |
| tú | quítate |
|---|---|
| usted | quítese |
| nosotros | quitémonos |
| vosotros | quitaos |
| ustedes | quítense |
| yo | me he quitado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has quitado |
| él/ | se ha quitado |
| nosotros | nos hemos quitado |
| vosotros | os habéis quitado |
| ellos/ | se han quitado |
Quitar is regular: every form follows the regular -ar model. The reflexive pronoun in quitarse comes before conjugated forms, as in me quito, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quítate and quitándose.
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Yes, quitarse is regular. Every form follows the regular -ar model.
Quitar means to remove or take away something. Quitarse means to take off clothing from oneself.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me quito, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quítate and quitándose. The past participle is quitado, and the auxiliary is haber.