quitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
quitar — remove
The negative imperative of quitar uses the present subjunctive: no quites, no quite, no quitemos, no quitéis, no quiten.
quitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to remove something, like 'Don't remove the bandage yet'.
Notes on quitar in the Negative Imperative
Quitar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' endings from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No quites el envoltorio todavía.
Don't remove the wrapper yet.
tú
No quiten los carteles de la pared.
Don't remove the posters from the wall.
ustedes
No quitemos la mesa aún, falta el postre.
Let's not clear the table yet; the dessert is missing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no quita' for a command.
Correct: Use 'no quites'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quita
The affirmative imperative of quitar is quita (tú), quite (usted), and quitad (vosotros).