quitar Future Conjugation
quitar — remove
The future of quitar uses the infinitive as a stem: quitaré, quitarás, quitará, quitaremos, quitaréis, quitarán.
quitar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future when promising to remove something later, like 'I will take that off the bill,' or predicting future removals.
Notes on quitar in the Future
Quitar is regular in the future. Add the standard endings directly to the full infinitive 'quitar'.
Example Sentences
El camarero quitará el plato pronto.
The waiter will remove the plate soon.
él/ella/usted
Mañana quitaré las decoraciones de Navidad.
Tomorrow I will take down the Christmas decorations.
yo
Ellos quitarán los obstáculos del camino.
They will remove the obstacles from the path.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Dropping the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: Keep the 'ar' (quitaré, not quité).
Why: Learners confuse the future stem (infinitive) with the preterite stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quito
The present tense of quitar is regular: quito, quitas, quita, quitamos, quitáis, quitan.
Preterite
yo: quité
The preterite of quitar is regular: quité, quitaste, quitó, quitamos, quitasteis, quitaron.
Imperfect
yo: quitaba
The imperfect of quitar follows the standard -aba pattern: quitaba, quitabas, quitaba, quitábamos, quitabais, quitaban.
Conditional
yo: quitaría
The conditional of quitar is regular: quitaría, quitarías, quitaría, quitaríamos, quitaríais, quitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: quite
The present subjunctive of quitar swaps -ar for -e: quite, quites, quite, quitemos, quitéis, quiten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: quitara
The imperfect subjunctive of quitar uses the preterite stem: quitara, quitaras, quitara, quitáramos, quitarais, quitaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quita
The affirmative imperative of quitar is quita (tú), quite (usted), and quitad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no quites
The negative imperative of quitar uses the present subjunctive: no quites, no quite, no quitemos, no quitéis, no quiten.