Me quito los zapatos antes de entrar a la sala.

Quitarse is a reflexive verb meaning “to remove something from oneself” or “to take off” (clothing, accessories, etc.). In me quito,

• me is the first-person singular reflexive pronoun (“myself”).
• quito is the first-person singular present-tense form of quitar.
  Together, me quito literally means “I remove (it) from myself,” i.e. “I take off.”

Spanish often uses the definite article (el/la/los/las) with body parts or clothing in reflexive constructions:

• Me quito los zapatos. (“I take off the shoes.”)
  Using mis zapatos isn’t wrong, but it’s less natural here. The definite article implies “my usual shoes” without repeating the possessive.

When the subject of both verbs is the same, Spanish uses antes de followed by an infinitive:

• Me quito los zapatos antes de entrar a la sala.
  If there were two different subjects (e.g. “Before you enter…”), you’d say antes de que entres
  • subjunctive.

Prepositional usage with entrar varies by region:

• In most of Latin America, entrar a
  • place is standard.
• In Spain, entrar en
  • place is more common.
    Both mean “to enter,” but you’ll hear entrar a la sala in Latin American Spanish.

With a conjugated verb, the pronoun precedes it (me quito). With an infinitive, you can either:

• Attach it at the end: Voy a quitarme los zapatos.
• Keep it before the conjugated auxiliary: Me voy a quitar los zapatos. Both are correct and mean the same thing.