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yo quedaba

was left, remained

→ quedar
qued to stay, to remain + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: 1st-person singular or 3rd-person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #5,614
was left, remained Imperfect tense; often used to describe what remained/was left at that time.
SP: Solo quedaba un asiento libre en el tren.
EN: Only one seat was left on the train.
Conjugation of quedar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
quedara

Me tomé todo lo que quedaba en la botella.

I drank everything that was left in the bottle.

Tom se probó el abrigo para ver si le quedaba.

Tom tried on the coat to see if it fit.

Cuando estaba un poco mejor, salía y se quedaba sentada al sol.

When she was feeling a little better, she would go outside and sit in the sun.

— La strada (1954)

Llegado un momento, se quedaba en casa.

At some point, he would stay home.

— American Gangster (2007)

Entre mi padre y yo, ya no quedaba amor, ¿cierto?

There was no love left between my father and me, right?

— Devdas (2002)

No les quedaba dinero.

They had no money left.

Hasta que me quedaba dormida.

Until I fell asleep.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

A Tom no le quedaba nada de beber.

Tom had nothing left to drink.

No quedaba gasolina en ninguna estación.

There was no gasoline left at any station.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Sin confianza en la justicia, ¿qué les quedaba?

Without trust in the justice system, what were they left with?

— Contratiempo (2017)

No quedaba nadie por responder.

There was no one left to answer.

Quedaba uno.

There was one left.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Sólo quedaba una cosa por hacer.

There was only one thing left to do.

— Perdición (1944)

Se quedaba sentado toda la noche.

He would sit there all night.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Él sabía muy bien que no le quedaba mucho tiempo de vida.

He knew very well that he didn’t have much time left to live.

Y seguí la única pista que me quedaba.

And I followed the only clue I had left.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Tom se comió la poca comida que le quedaba.

Tom ate the little food he had left.

Cuando llegué, ya no quedaba pastel.

When I arrived, there was no cake left.

He gastado el precioso tiempo que te quedaba.

I have used up the precious time you had left.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Pensé que su casa quedaba en el centro.

I thought his house was downtown.

No quedaba nadie en la piscina.

There was nobody left in the pool.

Quedaba un poco de agua al fondo de la botella.

There was a little water left at the bottom of the bottle.

Ese vestido le quedaba perfecto.

That dress looked perfect on her.

No me quedaba dinero.

I had no money left.

No le quedaba nada.

He had nothing left.

— Psicosis (1960)

Ella me dispuso de un gran dormitorio mientras me quedaba en su casa.

She provided me with a large bedroom while I stayed at her house.

Me confirmaron que ya no quedaba saldo en la cuenta.

They confirmed that there was no balance left in the account.

Al final, de mi unidad sólo quedaba yo.

In the end, I was the only one left from my unit.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Pensé que no nos quedaba café.

I thought we were out of coffee.

Tomé lo que quedaba en el frasco.

I took what was left in the jar.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

El vestido rojo le quedaba espectacular en la fiesta de anoche.

The red dress looked spectacular on her at last night's party.

A Tom no le quedaba dinero.

Tom had no money left.

Con el puente destruido, no quedaba nada más que hacer que nadar.

With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing left to do but swim.

No quedaba nadie más que yo.

There was no one left but me.

No te quedaba espacio en la espalda.

You didn't have any room left on your back.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Quedaba uno sólo.

There was only one left.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Finalmente, ese viejo embajador recordó dónde quedaba el cuarto.

Finally, that old ambassador remembered where the room was.

Pero no nos quedaba otra.

But we had no other choice.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Ella no paraba de quejarse de que no quedaba dinero.

She kept complaining that there was no money left.

El muchacho se quedaba sin palabras al hablar con una chica.

The boy was speechless when talking to a girl.

Ni Bumpy se quedaba con el veinte por ciento.

Even Bumpy didn't get twenty percent.

— American Gangster (2007)

Pero si el Señor se quedaba conmigo, pronto sería verdad.

But if the Lord stayed with me, it would soon be true.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Ella quería un trozo de tarta pero ya no quedaba más.

She wanted a piece of cake, but there wasn't any left.

Solo quedaba un poco de leche en la botella.

There was only a little milk left in the bottle.

Me prometiste no volver a jugar, si me quedaba embarazada.

You promised me you wouldn't gamble again if I got pregnant.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

A Tom no le quedaba nada de comer.

Tom had nothing left to eat.

No quedaba nada en el refrigerador.

There was nothing left in the refrigerator.

Quedaba claro que Tom no se negaría a hacerlo.

It was clear that Tom wouldn't refuse to do it.

No os quedaba otra, cojonudo.

You didn't have any other choice—fucking brilliant.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

No quedaba ninguna localidad para ver el espectáculo.

There were no seats left to see the show.

Anoche repartimos lo último que nos quedaba.

Last night we distributed the last of what we had left.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Ahora sólo me quedaba una opción.

Now I only had one option left.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

O lo que quedaba de él.

Or what was left of it.

Vi lo que quedaba de él.

I saw what was left of him.

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Ella llevaba puesta una camisa de hombre la cual no le quedaba.

She was wearing a men’s shirt that didn’t fit her.

Y luego quedaba en silencio, pero con pedos letales.

And then he would fall silent, but with lethal farts.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Ahí quedaba un poco.

There was a little left there.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

Sabía que no le quedaba mucho tiempo de vida.

He knew he didn't have much time left to live.

— Vivir (1952)

No quedaba nadie más en la tienda.

There was nobody else left in the store.

Quedaba un poco de leche en la botella.

There was a little milk left in the bottle.

No me quedaba tiempo para desayunar.

I didn't have time to eat breakfast.

Me bebí la leche que quedaba del desayuno.

I drank the milk that was left over from breakfast.