Quedar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Quedar in Spanish

Quedar means “to remain,” “to be left,” “to meet,” “to agree,” or “to be located.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its major high-frequency constructions.

Quedar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives quedo, quedas / quedás, queda, quedamos, quedáis, quedan, with regular gerund quedando, participle quedado, and command queda / quedá.

Quedar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber. The participle quedado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	quedar	to remain / be left / meet
Gerund	quedando	remaining / being left / meeting
Past participle	quedado	remained / been left / met

Quedar meaning and essential uses

RAE records quedar for remaining in a place or state, something being left, reaching an agreement, arranging a meeting, and being situated somewhere.

Because these senses differ sharply in English, learn the construction rather than one translation: quedan tres, quedamos a las diez, quedar en hacer algo, and queda lejos.

Quedar regular conjugation pattern

The stem qued- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: quedo, quedé, quedaba, quedaré, quede.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Quedar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Quedar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedo	I remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	quedas	you remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	queda	he / she remains / is left / meets; you remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedamos	we remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedáis	you remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedan	they remain / be left / meet; you remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Quedo con Ana los viernes. — I meet Ana on Fridays.

Quedar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedé	I remained / was left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	quedaste	you remained / was left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedó	he / she remained / was left / met; you remained / was left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedamos	we remained / was left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedasteis	you remained / was left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedaron	they remained / was left / met; you remained / was left / met (plural)

• Ayer quedé con Marta a las seis. — Yesterday I met Marta at six.

Quedar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedaba	I used to remain / be left / meet / was remaining / being left / meeting
Tú — you, singular informal	quedabas	you used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedaba	he / she used to remain / be left / meet / was remaining / being left / meeting; you used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedábamos	we used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedabais	you used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedaban	they used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting; you used to remain / be left / meet / were remaining / being left / meeting (plural)

• Antes quedábamos en esa cafetería. — We used to meet at that café.

Quedar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Usage-sensitive. Progressive estar quedando is natural with dynamic senses such as a result developing (está quedando bien) or an ongoing arrangement, but not with every static sense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy quedando	I am remaining / being left / meeting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás quedando	you are remaining / being left / meeting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está quedando	he / she is remaining / being left / meeting; you are remaining / being left / meeting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos quedando	we are remaining / being left / meeting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis quedando	you are remaining / being left / meeting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están quedando	they are remaining / being left / meeting; you are remaining / being left / meeting (plural)

• La habitación está quedando muy bien. — The room is turning out very well.

Quedar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + quedar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a quedar	I am going to remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a quedar	you are going to remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a quedar	he / she is going to remain / be left / meet; you are going to remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a quedar	we are going to remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a quedar	you are going to remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a quedar	they are going to remain / be left / meet; you are going to remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Voy a quedar con Luis después del trabajo. — I am going to meet Luis after work.

Quedar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedaré	I will remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	quedarás	you will remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedará	he / she will remain / be left / meet; you will remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedaremos	we will remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedaréis	you will remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedarán	they will remain / be left / meet; you will remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Quedaremos a las diez frente al museo. — We will meet at ten in front of the museum.

Quedar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedaría	I would remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	quedarías	you would remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedaría	he / she would remain / be left / meet; you would remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedaríamos	we would remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedaríais	you would remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedarían	they would remain / be left / meet; you would remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Quedaría mejor con otra luz. — It would look / turn out better with different lighting.

Quedar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he quedado	I have remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	has quedado	you have remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha quedado	he / she has remained / been left / met; you have remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos quedado	we have remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis quedado	you have remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han quedado	they have remained / been left / met; you have remained / been left / met (plural)

• He quedado con Ana para mañana. — I have arranged to meet Ana tomorrow.

Quedar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había quedado	I had remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	habías quedado	you had remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había quedado	he / she had remained / been left / met; you had remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos quedado	we had remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais quedado	you had remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían quedado	they had remained / been left / met; you had remained / been left / met (plural)

• Ya habíamos quedado en hablar después. — We had already agreed to talk later.

Quedar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré quedado	I will have remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás quedado	you will have remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá quedado	he / she will have remained / been left / met; you will have remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos quedado	we will have remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis quedado	you will have remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán quedado	they will have remained / been left / met; you will have remained / been left / met (plural)

• Para entonces habrán quedado pocas entradas. — By then few tickets will be left.

Quedar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría quedado	I would have remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías quedado	you would have remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría quedado	he / she would have remained / been left / met; you would have remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos quedado	we would have remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais quedado	you would have remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían quedado	they would have remained / been left / met; you would have remained / been left / met (plural)

• Habría quedado mejor con menos texto. — It would have turned out better with less text.

Quedar subjunctive conjugations

Quedar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quede	that I remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	quedes	that you remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quede	that he / she remain / be left / meet; that you remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedemos	that we remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedéis	that you remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	queden	that they remain / be left / meet; that you remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Quiero que quedes con Marta antes de viajar. — I want you to meet Marta before traveling.

Quedar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedara	that I remained / was left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	quedaras	that you remained / was left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedara	that he / she remained / was left / met; that you remained / was left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedáramos	that we remained / was left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedarais	that you remained / was left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedaran	that they remained / was left / met; that you remained / was left / met (plural)

• Preferían que quedáramos a las nueve. — They preferred that we meet at nine.
• Era mejor que quedases cerca de la entrada. — It was better for you to remain near the entrance.

Quedar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quedare	if / when I should remain / be left / meet
Tú — you, singular informal	quedares	if / when you should remain / be left / meet
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quedare	if / when he / she should remain / be left / meet; if / when you should remain / be left / meet (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quedáremos	if / when we should remain / be left / meet
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedareis	if / when you should remain / be left / meet (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quedaren	if / when they should remain / be left / meet; if / when you should remain / be left / meet (plural)

• Quien quedare pendiente de respuesta deberá figurar en el registro. — Whatever should remain pending a response must appear in the record.

Quedar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya quedado	that I have remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas quedado	that you have remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya quedado	that he / she has remained / been left / met; that you have remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos quedado	that we have remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis quedado	that you have remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan quedado	that they have remained / been left / met; that you have remained / been left / met (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas quedado con el equipo. — I am glad that you arranged to meet the team.

Quedar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera quedado	that I had remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras quedado	that you had remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera quedado	that he / she had remained / been left / met; that you had remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos quedado	that we had remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais quedado	that you had remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran quedado	that they had remained / been left / met; that you had remained / been left / met (plural)

• Si hubiera quedado con Ana antes, habría resuelto la duda. — If I had met Ana earlier, I would have resolved the question.
• Si hubieses quedado en llamar, deberías hacerlo. — If you had agreed to call, you should do it.

Quedar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant quedado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere quedado	if / when I should have remained / been left / met
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres quedado	if / when you should have remained / been left / met
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere quedado	if / when he / she should have remained / been left / met; if / when you should have remained / been left / met (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos quedado	if / when we should have remained / been left / met
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis quedado	if / when you should have remained / been left / met (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren quedado	if / when they should have remained / been left / met; if / when you should have remained / been left / met (plural)

• Si hubieren quedado plazas libres, podrán asignarse después. — If places should remain available, they may be assigned later.

Quedar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Quedar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	queda	remain
Usted — you, singular formal	quede	remain (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	quedemos	let’s remain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quedad	remain (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	queden	remain (plural)

• Queda aquí hasta que vuelva. — Stay here until I return.

Quedar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no quedes	do not remain
Usted — you, singular formal	no quede	do not remain (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no quedemos	let’s not remain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no quedéis	do not remain (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no queden	do not remain (plural)

• No quedes con desconocidos en un lugar aislado. — Do not meet strangers in an isolated place.

Common constructions with Quedar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• quedar + quantity. — to be left / remain: quedan tres entradas.
• quedar con alguien / a una hora. — to arrange to meet someone / meet at a time.
• quedar en + infinitive. — to agree to do something.
• quedar + adjective / participle. — to remain or end up in a state.
• quedar lejos / cerca de. — to be located far from / near.

Example sentences with Quedar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Quedan dos entradas. — Two tickets are left.
• Quedamos a las ocho. — We will meet at eight.
• El hotel queda cerca de la estación. — The hotel is near the station.
• Hemos quedado en llamar mañana. — We have agreed to call tomorrow.
• La camisa te queda bien. — The shirt fits / suits you well.
• Queda aquí un momento. — Stay here for a moment.

Regional and usage notes for Quedar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos quedás con Ana a las ocho. — You are meeting Ana at eight. (voseo)
• Quedá aquí hasta que vuelva. — Stay here until I return. (affirmative vos command)

Quedar is fully regular but highly polysemous. Learn it by construction: remaining, being left, arranging a meeting, agreeing, ending up in a state, fitting/suiting, or being located.