Learning Spanish One Verb at a Time. Quedar - Quedarse. to Be - to Stay - to Have left. Past
Learning Spanish One Verb at a Time Quedar & Quedar(se) to Agree - to Stay - to Be Simple Past + Imperfect Past and Subjunctive. We use Quedar / Quedarse to indicate a state or situation, to agree on something, when something is left over, to subtract something and also to refer to staying in a place. For this reason we can see that this verb has different meanings. Simple Past // Pasado Simple Last night we were supposed to meet for dinner , but in the end, no one showed up. Anoche quedamos en reunirnos para cenar , pero al final nadie llegó. The store was closed all day because of an electrical problem. La tienda quedó cerrada todo el día por un problema eléctrico. I had no choice but to cancel the trip due to lack of time. No me quedó más remedio que cancelar el viaje por falta de tiempo. The glass was left on the table and broke when I cleaned it. El vaso se quedó en la mesa y se rompió cuando la limpié. The movie stuck in my memory. La película me quedó ...