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quedarse

to remain, to stay

verb Word 346 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate quedarse

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo me quedo I remain / I am remaining / I stay / I am staying
tú te quedas you remain / you are remaining / you stay / you are staying
él/ella se queda he/she remains / he/she is remaining / you remain (formal) / you are remaining (formal) / he/she stays / he/she is staying / you stay (formal) / you are staying (formal)
nosotros nos quedamos we remain / we are remaining / we stay / we are staying
ellos/ellas se quedan they remain / they are remaining / you all remain / you all are remaining / they stay / they are staying / you all stay / you all are staying

Preterite

yo me quedé I remained / I stayed
tú te quedaste you remained / you stayed
él/ella se quedó he/she remained / you remained (formal) / he/she stayed / you stayed (formal)
nosotros nos quedamos we remained / we stayed
ellos/ellas se quedaron they remained / you all remained / they stayed / you all stayed

Imperfect

yo me quedaba I was remaining / I used to remain / I was staying / I used to stay
tú te quedabas you were remaining / you used to remain / you were staying / you used to stay
él/ella se quedaba he/she was remaining / he/she used to remain / you were remaining (formal) / you used to remain (formal) / he/she was staying / he/she used to stay / you were staying (formal) / you used to stay (formal)
nosotros nos quedábamos we were remaining / we used to remain / we were staying / we used to stay
ellos/ellas se quedaban they were remaining / they used to remain / you all were remaining / you all used to remain / they were staying / they used to stay / you all were staying / you all used to stay

Future

yo me quedaré I will remain / I will stay
tú te quedarás you will remain / you will stay
él/ella se quedará he/she will remain / you will remain (formal) / he/she will stay / you will stay (formal)
nosotros nos quedaremos we will remain / we will stay
ellos/ellas se quedarán they will remain / you all will remain / they will stay / you all will stay

In a sentence

Hoy me quedo en casa.

Today I'm staying at home.

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