Conjugate retirar in Spanish

to withdraw, to remove

retirar is a regular -ar verb ranked #670 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesito retirar dinero del cajero automático." (I need to withdraw money from the ATM.). 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 retiro
retiras
él/ella/Ud. retira
nosotros retiramos
vosotros retiráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retiran
Example

Yo retiro todos los días.

I withdraw, to remove every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retiré
retiraste
él/ella/Ud. retiró
nosotros retiramos
vosotros retirasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retiraron
Example

Ayer yo retiré.

Yesterday I withdraw, to remove.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retiraba
retirabas
él/ella/Ud. retiraba
nosotros retirábamos
vosotros retirabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retiraban
Example

Antes yo retiraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to withdraw, to remove often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retiraré
retirarás
él/ella/Ud. retirará
nosotros retiraremos
vosotros retiraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retirarán
Example

Mañana yo retiraré.

Tomorrow I will withdraw, to remove.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retiraría
retirarías
él/ella/Ud. retiraría
nosotros retiraríamos
vosotros retiraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retirarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo retiraría.

If I could, I would withdraw, to remove.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retire
retires
él/ella/Ud. retire
nosotros retiremos
vosotros retiréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retiren
Example

Espero que tú retires.

I hope that you withdraw, to remove.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
retira
él/ella/Ud. retire
nosotros retiremos
vosotros retirad
ellos/ellas/Uds. retiren
Example

¡Retira!

Withdraw, to remove!

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