quedarse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
quedarse — to stay
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: me quedara, te quedaras, se quedara, nos quedáramos, os quedarais, se quedaran.
quedarse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts/desires or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I stayed, I would be happy').
Notes on quedarse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Regular. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: nos quedáramos.
Example Sentences
Si me quedara aquí, no aprendería nada.
If I stayed here, I wouldn't learn anything.
yo
Quería que nos quedáramos a dormir.
He wanted us to stay the night.
nosotros
Fue una pena que se quedaran sin entradas.
It was a shame that they were left without tickets.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Si me quedase...
Correct: Si me quedara...
Why: Both are actually correct, but '-ra' is much more common in conversation. Learners often forget the accent on 'quedáramos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me quedo
The present tense of quedarse is regular: me quedo, te quedas, se queda, nos quedamos, os quedáis, se quedan.
Preterite
yo: me quedé
The preterite of quedarse is regular but requires reflexive pronouns: me quedé, te quedaste, se quedó, nos quedamos, os quedasteis, se quedaron.
Imperfect
yo: me quedaba
The imperfect of quedarse is regular and uses the -aba endings: me quedaba, te quedabas, se quedaba, nos quedábamos, os quedabais, se quedaban.
Future
yo: me quedaré
The future tense is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: me quedaré, te quedarás, se quedará, nos quedaremos, os quedaréis, se quedarán.
Conditional
yo: me quedaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: me quedaría, te quedarías, se quedaría, nos quedaríamos, os quedaríais, se quedarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me quede
The present subjunctive changes the -a to -e: me quede, te quedes, se quede, nos quedemos, os quedéis, se queden.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quédate
Commands for staying: quédate (tú), quédese (usted), quedémonos (nosotros), quedaos (vosotros), quédense (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no te quedes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no te quedes, no se quede, no nos quedemos, no os quedéis, no se queden.