to take off (clothing)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Me quito los zapatos en la puerta.
I take off my shoes at the door.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El niño se quitó la camisa.
The boy took off his shirt.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Nos quitábamos los zapatos para entrar.
We used to take off our shoes to go in.
Futuro · What will happen
Te quitarás ese peso de encima.
You'll get that weight off your shoulders.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo me quitaría esa chaqueta.
I'd take off that jacket.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Te has quitado los zapatos?
Have you taken off your shoes?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya se había quitado el sombrero.
He had already taken off his hat.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo me habría quitado el abrigo.
I would have taken off my coat.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que te quites el sombrero en la iglesia.
I want you to take off your hat in church.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que se quitara los zapatos.
I asked him to take off his shoes.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que se quitasen los zapatos.
I asked them to take off their shoes.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que te hayas quitado esa idea de la cabeza.
I hope you've gotten that idea out of your head.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubiera quitado los zapatos, no habría ensuciado el piso.
If I had taken off my shoes, I wouldn't have dirtied the floor.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Quítate los zapatos.
Take off your shoes.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No te quites el protector.
Don't take off your sunscreen.