To describe the state in which things or people are left after an action or event, use the verb quedar followed by a past participle.
Because the past participle acts as an adjective in this structure, it must agree in gender and number with the subject it describes.
| The tent has been left destroyed. | La tienda de campaña ha quedado destrozada. |
| Look, the cups have been left trampled. | Mira, los vasos han quedado pisoteados. |
You can conjugate quedar in any tense to reflect exactly when the resulting state occurred.
| Yesterday the rubbish was left scattered everywhere. | Ayer la basura quedó esparcida por todas partes. |
| Last night the stage was left dismantled. | Anoche el escenario quedó desmontado. |
When talking about the state in which people are left, especially regarding their physical condition or emotional reactions, use the reflexive form quedarse.
| We are musicians and we have been left exhausted. | Somos músicas y nos hemos quedado agotadas. |
| My friends have been left very satisfied with the festival. | Mis amigos se han quedado muy satisfechos con el festival. |
| Yesterday she was left amazed upon seeing the broken stage. | Ayer ella se quedó alucinada al ver el escenario roto. |
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