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ellos quedaron

were, ended up, remained, were left

→ quedar
qued stay, remain + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #15,855
were, ended up Often used with an adjective to describe the resulting state.
SP: Los niños quedaron cansados después del viaje.
EN: The children were tired after the trip.
remained, were left
SP: Después de la fiesta, quedaron pocas bebidas.
EN: Few drinks remained after the party.
Conjugation of quedar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quedé quedamos
Second quedaste —
Third quedó quedaron

Y en todas las cosas que nos quedaron por hacer juntos.

And in all the things we still had to do together.

— El orfanato (2007)

Quedaron dos agujeros.

Two holes remained.

— 암살 (2015)

Y quedaron que la llevaría, cuando estuviera situado.

And they agreed that he would bring her when he was settled.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Kevin, Johnnie y Connor quedaron allí atrás.

Kevin, Johnnie, and Connor stayed back there.

— El viento que acaricia el prado (2006)

Tom y Mary quedaron de acuerdo en un precio.

Tom and Mary agreed on a price.

Y se le quedaron en su casa.

And they were left at his house.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Unas pocas quedaron satisfechas.

A few were satisfied.

Quedaron en venir.

They agreed to come.

¿Sólo ustedes quedaron?

Are you the only ones left?

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

No quedaron para nuestro país sino lamentos y miserias.

Nothing remained for our country but lamentations and misery.

¡Justo cuando estacioné, dos lugares quedaron libres frente a mí!

Just as I parked, two spaces opened up right in front of me!

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Y los colchones que usaron quedaron muy sucios.

And the mattresses they used got very dirty.

— Aquarius (2016)

No menos de cincuenta pasajeros quedaron heridos en el accidente de tránsito.

No fewer than fifty passengers were injured in the traffic accident.

Tom y Mary quedaron de acuerdo en irse de la fiesta antes de la medianoche.

Tom and Mary agreed to leave the party before midnight.

Todas quedaron satisfechas.

They were all satisfied.

Ambos coches involucrados en el accidente quedaron totalmente destrozados.

Both cars involved in the accident were completely destroyed.

Quedaron a las diez.

They arranged to meet at ten o'clock.

Todos quedaron encantados con su canción.

Everyone was delighted with her song.

Mis padres quedaron satisfechos con mis notas de este año.

My parents were satisfied with my grades this year.

Ambos automóviles involucrados en el accidente quedaron totalmente destrozados.

Both cars involved in the accident were completely destroyed.

¿Dónde quedaron las librerías?

Where did the bookstores go?

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Miles de familias quedaron sin hogar.

Thousands of families were left homeless.

Usen los asientos individuales que quedaron libres.

Please use the individual seats that are now available.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Se cerró la puerta del auto y me quedaron las llaves adentro.

The car door closed, and I ended up leaving my keys inside.

Tom y Mary quedaron de acuerdo en posponer la fiesta en una semana.

Tom and Mary agreed to postpone the party for a week.