quitar
to take awayPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | quitoI take away | nosotros | quitamoswe take away |
| tú | quitasyou take away | vosotros | quitáisyou all take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitahe/she takes away | ellos/Uds. | quitanthey take away |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he quitadoI have taken away | nosotros | hemos quitadowe have taken away |
| tú | has quitadoyou have taken away | vosotros | habéis quitadoyou all have taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha quitadohe/she has taken away | ellos/Uds. | han quitadothey have taken away |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | quite(that) I take away | nosotros | quitemos(that) we take away |
| tú | quites(that) you take away | vosotros | quitéis(that) you all take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quite(that) he/she takes away | ellos/Uds. | quiten(that) they take away |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya quitado(that) I have taken away | nosotros | hayamos quitado(that) we have taken away |
| tú | hayas quitado(that) you have taken away | vosotros | hayáis quitado(that) you all have taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya quitado(that) he/she has taken away | ellos/Uds. | hayan quitado(that) they have taken away |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | quitéI took away | nosotros | quitamoswe took away |
| tú | quitasteyou took away | vosotros | quitasteisyou all took away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitóhe/she took away | ellos/Uds. | quitaronthey took away |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | quitabaI used to take away | nosotros | quitábamoswe used to take away |
| tú | quitabasyou used to take away | vosotros | quitabaisyou all used to take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitabahe/she used to take away | ellos/Uds. | quitabanthey used to take away |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había quitadoI had taken away | nosotros | habíamos quitadowe had taken away |
| tú | habías quitadoyou had taken away | vosotros | habíais quitadoyou all had taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | había quitadohe/she had taken away | ellos/Uds. | habían quitadothey had taken away |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | quitara(that) I took away | nosotros | quitáramos(that) we took away |
| tú | quitaras(that) you took away | vosotros | quitarais(that) you all took away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitara(that) he/she took away | ellos/Uds. | quitaran(that) they took away |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | quitase(that) I took away | nosotros | quitásemos(that) we took away |
| tú | quitases(that) you took away | vosotros | quitaseis(that) you all took away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitase(that) he/she took away | ellos/Uds. | quitasen(that) they took away |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera quitado(that) I had taken away | nosotros | hubiéramos quitado(that) we had taken away |
| tú | hubieras quitado(that) you had taken away | vosotros | hubierais quitado(that) you all had taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera quitado(that) he/she had taken away | ellos/Uds. | hubieran quitado(that) they had taken away |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube quitadoI had taken away | nosotros | hubimos quitadowe had taken away |
| tú | hubiste quitadoyou had taken away | vosotros | hubisteis quitadoyou all had taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo quitadohe/she had taken away | ellos/Uds. | hubieron quitadothey had taken away |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | quitaréI will take away | nosotros | quitaremoswe will take away |
| tú | quitarásyou will take away | vosotros | quitaréisyou all will take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitaráhe/she will take away | ellos/Uds. | quitaránthey will take away |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | quitaríaI would take away | nosotros | quitaríamoswe would take away |
| tú | quitaríasyou would take away | vosotros | quitaríaisyou all would take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitaríahe/she would take away | ellos/Uds. | quitaríanthey would take away |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré quitadoI will have taken away | nosotros | habremos quitadowe will have taken away |
| tú | habrás quitadoyou will have taken away | vosotros | habréis quitadoyou all will have taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá quitadohe/she will have taken away | ellos/Uds. | habrán quitadothey will have taken away |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría quitadoI would have taken away | nosotros | habríamos quitadowe would have taken away |
| tú | habrías quitadoyou would have taken away | vosotros | habríais quitadoyou all would have taken away |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría quitadohe/she would have taken away | ellos/Uds. | habrían quitadothey would have taken away |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | quitare(should) I take away | nosotros | quitáremos(should) we take away |
| tú | quitares(should) you take away | vosotros | quitareis(should) you all take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitare(should) he/she take away | ellos/Uds. | quitaren(should) they take away |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | quitemoslet's take away |
| tú | quitatake away! | vosotros | quitadtake away! |
| él/ella/Ud. | quitetake away! | ellos/Uds. | quitentake away! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no quitemoslet's not take away |
| tú | no quitesdon't take away | vosotros | no quitéisdon't take away |
| él/ella/Ud. | no quitedon't take away | ellos/Uds. | no quitendon't take away |
