Quitar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Quitar in Spanish

Quitar means “to remove” or “to take away.” It is a regular -AR verb. You will learn its tense forms, compound forms, commands, and common object patterns.

Quitar conjugation at a glance

Quitar follows the regular -AR pattern throughout its core finite forms. Its gerund quitando and participle quitado are also regular, so the main learning task is choosing natural object patterns.

• Infinitive: quitar — to remove
• Verb type: Regular AR
• Linguistic pattern: regular -AR

Quitar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

These non-finite forms do not mark person. The infinitive names the verb, the gerund forms progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — the auxiliary used to form compound tenses.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	quitar	to remove
Gerund	quitando	removing something
Past participle	quitado	removed

Quitar meaning and essential uses

Quitar is used in a small set of high-value sentence patterns. These constructions determine what complements normally appear with the conjugated form.

Quitar + direct object — to remove or take away something.

• Quito la etiqueta con cuidado. — I remove the label carefully.

Quitarle algo a alguien — to take something away from someone.

• Le quitaron el teléfono al alumno. — They took the phone away from the student.

Quitar algo de + place — to remove something from a place.

• Quitamos los platos de la mesa. — We remove the plates from the table.

Quitar conjugation pattern

Quitar is linguistically a regular -AR verb. The stem quit- remains stable, the spelling does not alternate across the core paradigm, and the gerund quitando and past participle quitado are regular.

Quitar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Quitar present tense conjugation

El presente de indicativo — the present indicative — describes current, habitual, or general actions. Quitar uses the forms shown below for the six core subject rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quito	I remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitas	you remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quita	he/she removes something; you (formal) remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitamos	we remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitáis	you (plural, Spain) remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitan	they remove something; you (plural) remove something

• Quito el polvo de la pantalla cada semana. — I remove the dust from the screen every week.

Quitar preterite conjugation

El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — the preterite — presents a completed or bounded past action. The target verb uses the verified preterite forms below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quité	I removed something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitaste	you removed something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitó	he/she removed something; you (formal) removed something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitamos	we removed something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitasteis	you (plural, Spain) removed something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitaron	they removed something; you (plural) removed something

• Ella quitó la mancha con agua. — She removed the stain with water.

Quitar imperfect conjugation

El pretérito imperfecto — the imperfect — describes habitual, repeated, background, or ongoing past situations. The forms below follow the target verb’s imperfect pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quitaba	I used to remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitabas	you used to remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitaba	he/she used to remove something; you (formal) used to remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitábamos	we used to remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitabais	you (plural, Spain) used to remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitaban	they used to remove something; you (plural) used to remove something

• Quitábamos las sillas antes de cerrar. — We used to remove the chairs before closing.

Quitar present progressive

The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis built with estar — to be — plus the gerund. It emphasizes an action in progress now; for this verb, use the forms in the table.

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

• Estoy quitando una etiqueta de la caja. — I am removing a label from the box.

Quitar near future conjugation

The near future is a verbal periphrasis built with ir a — to be going to — plus the infinitive. It is useful for planned or expected actions in the near future.

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

• Voy a quitar los archivos duplicados. — I am going to remove the duplicate files.

Quitar future tense conjugation

El futuro simple — the simple future — expresses future events and can also support predictions. The endings attach to the complete infinitive base of the target verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quitaré	I will remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitarás	you will remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitará	he/she will remove something; you (formal) will remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitaremos	we will remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitaréis	you (plural, Spain) will remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitarán	they will remove something; you (plural) will remove something

• Quitaremos esta barrera mañana. — We will remove this barrier tomorrow.

Quitar conditional conjugation

El condicional simple — the simple conditional — expresses hypothetical results, softened statements, or actions dependent on a condition. The target verb keeps its verified conditional stem and endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quitaría	I would remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitarías	you would remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitaría	he/she would remove something; you (formal) would remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitaríamos	we would remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitaríais	you (plural, Spain) would remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitarían	they would remove something; you (plural) would remove something

• Quitarías esa opción si causara errores. — You would remove that option if it caused errors.

Quitar present perfect conjugation

El pretérito perfecto compuesto — the present perfect — combines the present of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with the invariant participle quitado — removed.

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

• He quitado todo lo que sobraba. — I have removed everything that was unnecessary.

Quitar past perfect conjugation

El pretérito pluscuamperfecto — the past perfect or pluperfect — combines the imperfect of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. It places the action before another past reference point.

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

• Ya habían quitado el cartel cuando llegamos. — They had already removed the sign when we arrived.

Quitar future perfect conjugation

The future perfect combines the future of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. It presents the action as completed by a future point.

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

• Para entonces, habremos quitado los obstáculos. — By then, we will have removed the obstacles.

Quitar conditional perfect conjugation

The conditional perfect combines the conditional of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. It describes a past action that would have happened under a condition.

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

• Habría quitado la mesa, pero todavía la necesitaban. — I would have removed the table, but they still needed it.

Quitar subjunctive conjugations

Quitar present subjunctive conjugation

El presente de subjuntivo — the present subjunctive — appears after expressions of wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, or other environments that require the subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quite	that I remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quites	that you remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quite	that he/she removes something; that you (formal) remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitemos	that we remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitéis	that you (plural, Spain) remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quiten	that they remove something; that you (plural) remove something

• Quiero que quites esa caja del pasillo. — I want you to remove that box from the hallway.

Quitar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

El imperfecto de subjuntivo — the imperfect subjunctive — is used in past-frame and hypothetical subordinate contexts. The table gives the primary -ra series and the accepted -se alternative for every person; these alternatives share the same guide here but are not mechanically interchangeable in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quitara / quitase	that I removed something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitaras / quitases	that you removed something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitara / quitase	that he/she removed something; that you (formal) removed something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitáramos / quitásemos	that we removed something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitarais / quitaseis	that you (plural, Spain) removed something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitaran / quitasen	that they removed something; that you (plural) removed something

• Era mejor que quitáramos la publicidad. — It was better that we remove the advertising.

Quitar future subjunctive conjugation

Rare in modern everyday Spanish. El futuro de subjuntivo — the future subjunctive — survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. It is shown here for reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	quitare	if/when I should remove something
Tú — you, singular informal	quitares	if/when you should remove something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	quitare	if/when he/she should remove something; if/when you (formal) should remove something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	quitáremos	if/when we should remove something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitareis	if/when you (plural, Spain) should remove something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	quitaren	if/when they should remove something; if/when you (plural) should remove something

• Quien quitare el sello sin permiso responderá por ello. — Whoever should remove the seal without permission will be responsible for it.

Quitar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

The present perfect subjunctive combines the present subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. It commonly refers to a completed action inside a subjunctive-triggering context.

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

• Dudo que hayan quitado todos los errores. — I doubt that they have removed all the errors.

Quitar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

The past perfect subjunctive combines the imperfect subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. The table shows the primary hubiera series and the accepted hubiese alternative.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera quitado / hubiese quitado	that I had removed something
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras quitado / hubieses quitado	that you had removed something
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera quitado / hubiese quitado	that he/she had removed something; that you (formal) had removed something
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos quitado / hubiésemos quitado	that we had removed something
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais quitado / hubieseis quitado	that you (plural, Spain) had removed something
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran quitado / hubiesen quitado	that they had removed something; that you (plural) had removed something

• Si hubieras quitado esa pieza, el equipo no funcionaría. — If you had removed that piece, the equipment would not work.

Quitar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future perfect subjunctive combines the future subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quitado — removed. It is mainly a reference form in restricted formal or historical contexts.

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

• Quien hubiere quitado el sello deberá comunicarlo. — Whoever should have removed the seal will have to report it.

Quitar imperative and commands

Quitar affirmative commands

Affirmative commands directly tell someone to perform the target action. The nosotros / nosotras row has exhortative value, equivalent to “let’s...”.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	quita	remove something!
Usted — you, singular formal	quite	remove something!
Nosotros / Nosotras — let’s / we	quitemos	let’s remove something!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitad	remove something!
Ustedes — you, plural	quiten	remove something!

• Quita esa caja de la entrada. — Remove that box from the entrance.

Quitar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The nosotros / nosotras row expresses “let’s not...”, and there is no ordinary yo command row.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no quites	don’t remove something!
Usted — you, singular formal	no quite	don’t remove something!
Nosotros / Nosotras — let’s / we	no quitemos	let’s not remove something!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no quitéis	don’t remove something!
Ustedes — you, plural	no quiten	don’t remove something!

• No quites la etiqueta todavía. — Do not remove the label yet.

Common constructions with Quitar

These patterns are especially useful because they determine the complements that naturally accompany the target verb.

• Quita el vaso de la mesa, por favor. — Remove the glass from the table, please.
• Le quitaron el permiso de acceso al visitante. — They took the access permission away from the visitor.
• Quitaremos los cables del suelo. — We will remove the cables from the floor.

Example sentences with Quitar

These additional examples reinforce the target verb across several useful forms and contexts without replacing the tense-specific examples above.

• Quitamos el exceso de agua con una toalla. — We remove the excess water with a towel.
• ¿Puedes quitar este tornillo? — Can you remove this screw?
• Le quitaron una responsabilidad innecesaria. — They took an unnecessary responsibility away from him.
• Mañana quitaré las plantas de la ventana. — Tomorrow I will remove the plants from the window.
• Espero que quiten el bloqueo pronto. — I hope they remove the blockage soon.
• No habríamos quitado nada sin autorización. — We would not have removed anything without authorization.

Regional and usage notes for Quitar

In voseo regions, vos quitás — you remove and the affirmative command quitá — remove! are standard regional forms.

Rare and reference forms of Quitar

The core lesson already includes the rare future subjunctive systems. For non-finite reference, haber quitado — to have removed something is the compound infinitive, and habiendo quitado — having removed something is the compound gerund.

Quitar is morphologically straightforward: keep the regular -AR endings and focus on what is being removed, from where, and whether an indirect object is needed to show who loses or is deprived of something.