Hello, there!<\/p>\n
This has been an awesome month, hasn’t it? So we’re going to top it off with a post that explains the several uses of verb “quedar”.<\/p>\n
Instead of explaining every use of quedar<\/em>, check out some sentences.<\/p>\n Mi pregunda qued\u00f3<\/strong> sin contestar. [My question was not answered. – it remained without being answered]<\/em> Quedar<\/em> has a pronominal form, quedarse which is conjugated like this:<\/p>\n Yo me quedo<\/em> Some examples:<\/p>\n Mi hermano se ha<\/strong> quedado<\/strong> en casa. [My brother stayed at home.]<\/em> I know this is a lot to learn, but make sure you pay attention how quedar is used when you are reading a text or doing a listening exercise, this is a golden tip!!!<\/p>\n Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n
\nDel mueble s\u00f3lo quedan<\/strong> las patas. [There are only the legs left from the furniture.]<\/em>
\nEl incendio ha destru\u00eddo la casa y s\u00f3lo han quedado<\/strong> en pie dos muros. [The fire has destroyed the house and there are only two walls left.]<\/em>
\nJuli\u00e1n qued\u00f3<\/strong> por valiente. [Juli\u00e1n was considered brave – after everything had happened]<\/em>
\nTodos los alumnos participaron de la broma, pero yo he quedado<\/strong> como el organizador. [All the students took part in the prank, but I remained as the organizer.]<\/em>
\nQuedan<\/strong> por barrer la salita y el despacho. [The sitting room and the office still need to be cleaned.]<\/em>
\nEl pescadero qued\u00f3<\/strong> a deber el resto de la factura. [The fishmonger still owes the rest of the bill.]<\/em>
\nTanto esfuerzo qued\u00f3<\/strong> en nada. [So much effor led to nothing.]<\/em>
\nPedro qued\u00f3<\/strong> en venir a cenar con nosotros. [Pedro arranged to come have dinner with us.]<\/em>
\nHemos quedado<\/strong> el lunes en una cafeter\u00eda. [We agreed to meet at a cafeteria on Monday.]<\/em>
\nQuedan<\/strong> tres km hasta Castro Urdiales. [There are still 3 km to get to Castro Urdiales.]<\/em>
\nQuedan<\/strong> dos semanas para las vacaciones. [There are two weeks until we go on vacation.]<\/em>
\nPor ese lado de la hab\u00eda quedaban<\/strong> dos islotes. [There used to be two little islands at that side of the bay.]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n T\u00fa te quedas<\/em>
\n \u00c9l se queda<\/em>
\n Ella se queda<\/em>
\n Usted se queda<\/em>
\n Nosotros(as) nos quedamos<\/em>
\n Vosotros(as) os qued\u00e1is<\/em>
\n Ellos(as) se quedan<\/em><\/p>\n
\nEl conductor se qued\u00f3<\/strong> muy asustado despu\u00e9s del accidente. [The driver got very scared after the accident.]<\/em>
\n\u00bfMe quedo<\/strong> con tu libro? [Can I keep your book?]<\/em>
\nQu\u00e9date<\/strong> esta foto como recuerdo. [Keep this picture as a souvenir.]<\/em>
\nTiene mucha facilidad para quedarse<\/strong> con los n\u00fameros. [He remembers numbers very easily.]<\/em>
\nLa abuela se qued\u00f3<\/strong> en la operaci\u00f3n. [Grandmother died during the surgery.]<\/em>
\n\u00bfNo te das cuenta de que se est\u00e1 quedando<\/strong> contigo? [Can’t you see he’s pulling your leg?]<\/em>
\nSe ha quedado<\/strong> con nosotros, nos ha hecho creer que se hab\u00eda casado. [He pulled a fast one on us, he made us believe he had gotten married.]<\/em><\/p>\n