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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to inflect the verb quitar in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.
This lesson is specifically about the quitar conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation see our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.
You may also see this Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Presente. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can get additional information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.
How to translate Presente to English
Note that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:- In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
- Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
- Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
- In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.
The Spanish Presente de Indicativo tense translates to one of the following:
- The English Present tense, for example: ella quitashe quenches
- The English Present Progressive (also called Present Continuous) tense, for instance:ahora tú quitasyou are quenching now
Note though, that the Spanish equivalent of the Present Progressive also exists and is in common use – that’s Presente Progresivo (a.k.a. Presente Continuo).
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Presente belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each inflected form consists of two words.The verb quitar has an entirely regular conjugation in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb follows the basic rules for its group (-ar) without spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for the conjugation in this tense is the stem of the verb, so we need to start by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s very easy to do. Simply remove two letters from the end of the infinitive and you have the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of the verb quitar it’s easy to see that:- the stem is: quit-
- and the ending is: -ar
- yo quito – I quench
- tú quitas – you quench
- él quita – he quenches
- ella quita – she quenches
- usted quita – (formal) you quench
- nosotros quitamos – we quench
- nosotras quitamos – (feminine) we quench
- vosotros quitáis – (plural) you quench
- vosotras quitáis – (feminine, plural) you quench
- ellos quitan – they quench
- ellas quitan – (feminine) they quench
- ustedes quitan – (formal, plural) you quench
This is it! The conjugation is now done. The final result looks as follows:
yo | quito | I quench |
tú | quitas | you quench |
él/ella/usted | quita | he/she/it quenches |
nosotros/nosotras | quitamos | we quench |
vosotros/vosotras | quitáis | you quench |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | quitan | they quench |
But do not end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to remember it. Check below for examples and suggestions.
Example sentences
Irene se quita el uniforme cada noche después del trabajo.
Irene takes off her uniform every night after work.
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