Quitarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Quitarse in Spanish

Quitarse means “to take off” something worn on the body. It is a regular pronominal -AR verb. You will learn its clitic placement, tense forms, compounds, and command accents.

Quitarse conjugation at a glance

The verb uses the regular forms of quitar together with a required pronominal clitic that changes with the subject. Its compound tenses keep that clitic before the auxiliary and use an invariant past participle.

• Infinitive: quitarse — to take off
• Verb type: Regular AR
• Linguistic pattern: regular pronominal -AR

Quitarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive keeps the pronominal marker, and the gerund attaches the matching clitic to the end. Compound tenses use the invariant past participle with haber — the auxiliary used to form compound tenses.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	quitarse	to take off
Gerund	quitándose	taking something off
Past participle	quitado	taken off

In compound non-finite forms, the clitic attaches to haber: haberse quitado — to have taken something off; habiéndose quitado — having taken something off.

Quitarse meaning and essential uses

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

Quitarse + clothing or accessory — to take off something worn.

• Me quito los zapatos al entrar. — I take off my shoes when I come in.

Quitarse algo de + body part — to remove something from a body part.

• Se quitó la venda del brazo. — She removed the bandage from her arm.

Quitarse conjugation pattern

Linguistically, quitarse is a regular pronominal -AR verb. The stem remains stable. The required unstressed pronoun precedes ordinary finite forms and compound auxiliaries, while affirmative commands attach it to the end; Spanish then recalculates written stress on the complete command.

Quitarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Quitarse present tense conjugation

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

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

• Me quito los zapatos antes de entrar. — I take off my shoes before entering.

Quitarse 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	me quité	I took something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitaste	you took something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitó	he/she took something off; you (formal) took something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitamos	we took something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitasteis	you (plural, Spain) took something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitaron	they took something off; you (plural) took something off

• Se quitó el abrigo al llegar. — She took off her coat when she arrived.

Quitarse 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	me quitaba	I used to take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitabas	you used to take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitaba	he/she used to take something off; you (formal) used to take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitábamos	we used to take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitabais	you (plural, Spain) used to take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitaban	they used to take something off; you (plural) used to take something off

• Nos quitábamos los guantes dentro de casa. — We used to take off our gloves inside the house.

Quitarse 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	me estoy quitando	I am taking something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás quitando	you are taking something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está quitando	he/she is taking something off; you (formal) are taking something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos quitando	we are taking something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis quitando	you (plural, Spain) are taking something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están quitando	they are taking something off; you (plural) are taking something off

• Me estoy quitando la chaqueta. — I am taking off my jacket.
• Estoy quitándome la chaqueta. — I am taking off my jacket.

Quitarse 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	me voy a quitar	I am going to take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a quitar	you are going to take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a quitar	he/she is going to take something off; you (formal) are going to take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a quitar	we are going to take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a quitar	you (plural, Spain) are going to take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a quitar	they are going to take something off; you (plural) are going to take something off

• Te vas a quitar el casco después. — You are going to take off your helmet later.
• Voy a quitarme los zapatos. — I am going to take off my shoes.

Quitarse 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	me quitaré	I will take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitarás	you will take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitará	he/she will take something off; you (formal) will take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitaremos	we will take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitaréis	you (plural, Spain) will take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitarán	they will take something off; you (plural) will take something off

• Se quitará las gafas para la foto. — He will take off his glasses for the photo.

Quitarse 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	me quitaría	I would take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitarías	you would take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitaría	he/she would take something off; you (formal) would take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitaríamos	we would take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitaríais	you (plural, Spain) would take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitarían	they would take something off; you (plural) would take something off

• Me quitaría el abrigo si hiciera más calor. — I would take off my coat if it were warmer.

Quitarse 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 — taken off.

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

• Ya me he quitado los zapatos. — I have already taken off my shoes.

Quitarse past perfect conjugation

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

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

• Se habían quitado las chaquetas antes de sentarse. — They had taken off their jackets before sitting down.

Quitarse future perfect conjugation

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

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

• Para entonces, ya nos habremos quitado el equipo. — By then, we will already have taken off the equipment.

Quitarse conditional perfect conjugation

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

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

• Me habría quitado el sombrero si lo hubiera recordado. — I would have taken off my hat if I had remembered.

Quitarse subjunctive conjugations

Quitarse 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	me quite	that I take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quites	that you take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quite	that he/she takes something off; that you (formal) take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitemos	that we take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitéis	that you (plural, Spain) take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quiten	that they take something off; that you (plural) take something off

• Prefiero que te quites los zapatos aquí. — I prefer that you take off your shoes here.

Quitarse 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	me quitara / me quitase	that I took something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitaras / te quitases	that you took something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitara / se quitase	that he/she took something off; that you (formal) took something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitáramos / nos quitásemos	that we took something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitarais / os quitaseis	that you (plural, Spain) took something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitaran / se quitasen	that they took something off; that you (plural) took something off

• Era mejor que se quitara el abrigo mojado. — It was better that he take off the wet coat.

Quitarse 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	me quitare	if/when I should take something off
Tú — you, singular informal	te quitares	if/when you should take something off
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quitare	if/when he/she should take something off; if/when you (formal) should take something off
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quitáremos	if/when we should take something off
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quitareis	if/when you (plural, Spain) should take something off
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quitaren	if/when they should take something off; if/when you (plural) should take something off

• Quien se quitare el equipo de protección asumirá el riesgo. — Whoever should remove their protective equipment will assume the risk.

Quitarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

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

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

• Me sorprende que ya os hayáis quitado los guantes. — I am surprised that you have already taken off your gloves.

Quitarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

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

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

• Si se hubieran quitado los zapatos, el suelo estaría más limpio. — If they had taken off their shoes, the floor would be cleaner.

Quitarse 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 — taken off. It is mainly a reference form in restricted formal or historical contexts.

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

• Quien se hubiere quitado la protección deberá salir del área. — Whoever should have removed their protection will have to leave the area.

Quitarse imperative and commands

Quitarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic to the command form. Spanish then reapplies normal accentuation to the resulting word, which produces the written accents shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	quítate	take something off!
Usted — you, singular formal	quítese	take something off!
Nosotros / Nosotras — let’s / we	quitémonos	let’s take something off!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quitaos	take something off!
Ustedes — you, plural	quítense	take something off!

• Quítate los zapatos mojados. — Take off your wet shoes.

Quitarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, and the pronominal clitic comes before the verb rather than attaching to it.

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

• No te quites el casco aquí. — Do not take off your helmet here.

Common constructions with Quitarse

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

• Me quito el reloj antes de nadar. — I take off my watch before swimming.
• Se quitó la venda de la pierna. — She removed the bandage from her leg.

Example sentences with Quitarse

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

• Nos quitamos los abrigos en la entrada. — We take off our coats at the entrance.
• ¿Te has quitado ya las lentillas? — Have you taken out your contact lenses already?
• Se quitaron los zapatos para caminar por la arena. — They took off their shoes to walk on the sand.
• Me quitaré la bufanda cuando entremos. — I will take off my scarf when we go inside.
• Quiero que se quite el reloj antes de la prueba. — I want him to take off his watch before the test.
• No os quitéis los guantes todavía. — Do not take off your gloves yet.

Regional and usage notes for Quitarse

In voseo regions, vos te quitás — you take something off is a standard present form. The affirmative command with the attached clitic is quitate — take it off!, without a written accent after normal accentuation is reapplied.

Rare and reference forms of Quitarse

The core lesson already includes the rare future subjunctive systems. For non-finite reference, haberse quitado — to have taken something off is the compound infinitive, and habiéndose quitado — having taken something off is the compound gerund. These forms keep the clitic attached to haber.

With quitarse, the regular -AR endings are easy to predict. Accuracy depends mainly on matching the clitic to the subject and attaching it correctly in affirmative commands while placing it before the verb in negative commands.