quitar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
quitar — remove
The affirmative imperative of quitar is quita (tú), quite (usted), and quitad (vosotros).
quitar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct commands to remove something—like telling a child 'Take your hands off that' or a waiter 'Remove the plates'.
Notes on quitar in the Affirmative Imperative
Quitar is regular. The 'tú' form is identical to the present indicative 'él' form.
Example Sentences
¡Quita las manos de ahí!
Take your hands off that!
tú
Quite la tapa antes de calentar el plato.
Remove the lid before heating the dish.
usted
Quitad los abrigos y entrad.
Take off your coats and come in.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'quite' for the informal tú command.
Correct: Use 'quita' for tú; 'quite' is for usted.
Why: Learners often mix up the formal and informal command forms.
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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.
Future
yo: quitaré
The future of quitar uses the infinitive as a stem: quitaré, quitarás, quitará, quitaremos, quitaréis, quitarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no quites
The negative imperative of quitar uses the present subjunctive: no quites, no quite, no quitemos, no quitéis, no quiten.