-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate quitar in Spanish

to remove, to take away

quitar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2333 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Quita los zapatos antes de entrar." (Take off your shoes before coming in.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quito
quitas
él/ella/Ud. quita
nosotros quitamos
vosotros quitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. quitan
Example

Quita los zapatos antes de entrar.

Take off your shoes before coming in.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quité
quitaste
él/ella/Ud. quitó
nosotros quitamos
vosotros quitasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. quitaron
Example

Le quitaron el permiso de conducir.

They took away his driver's license.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quitaba
quitabas
él/ella/Ud. quitaba
nosotros quitábamos
vosotros quitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. quitaban
Example

Antes yo quitaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to remove, to take away often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quitaré
quitarás
él/ella/Ud. quitará
nosotros quitaremos
vosotros quitaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. quitarán
Example

Mañana yo quitaré.

Tomorrow I will remove, to take away.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quitaría
quitarías
él/ella/Ud. quitaría
nosotros quitaríamos
vosotros quitaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. quitarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo quitaría.

If I could, I would remove, to take away.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo quite
quites
él/ella/Ud. quite
nosotros quitemos
vosotros quitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. quiten
Example

Espero que tú quites.

I hope that you remove, to take away.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
quita
él/ella/Ud. quite
nosotros quitemos
vosotros quitad
ellos/ellas/Uds. quiten
Example

Quita los zapatos antes de entrar.

Take off your shoes before coming in.

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