Quedasteis

Quedasteis is the second-person plural form of the Spanish verb quedar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It corresponds to “you all stayed” or “you all remained” in English and is used when the subject is vosotros (informal you all) in Spain. Quedar is a versatile verb with senses related to staying in a place, being left over, or meeting arrangements, among others. In many contexts, quedasteis refers specifically to a past action of remaining in a location or continuing to be in a state.

Regional usage notes: quedasteis is characteristic of the Spanish spoken in Spain. In most of Latin America, speakers would typically use ustedes quedaron (or, with a reflexive sense, se quedaron) to convey the same idea in the past. Although understanding of quedasteis is widespread, its use can signal regional formality or a preference for the vosotros paradigm in Spain.

Forms and related forms: quedar is a regular -ar verb, so its preterite forms follow standard endings: quedé, quedaste, quedó, quedamos, quedasteis, quedaron. For reflexive meaning, quedarse is commonly used, and the corresponding second-person plural form is os quedasteis, as in “Os quedasteis en casa” (you all stayed at home).

Examples:

- Ayer quedasteis en la playa hasta la puesta de sol. (Yesterday you all stayed on the beach until sunset.)

- Quedasteis a las seis para la reunión. (You all agreed to meet at six for the meeting.)

- En la casa quedaron dos habitaciones vacías; vosotros quedasteis sorprendidos al verlas. (Two rooms were left; you all were surprised to see them.)

See also: quedar, quederse (nonstandard variant), and the vosotros forms in other tenses.