Reaching an Agreement
The verb quedar is incredibly versatile in Spanish. You may already know it as "to stay" or "to meet up," but when you combine it with the preposition en and an infinitive verb, it takes on a new meaning: to agree to do something or to settle on a plan.
| We have agreed to study together this afternoon. | Hemos quedado en estudiar juntos esta tarde. |
| The students have agreed to prepare the whole syllabus. | Los estudiantes han quedado en preparar todo el temario. |
Notice how this structure is very often used in the present perfect (like hemos quedado or han quedado) to express that a mutual agreement has just been successfully reached.
Let's look at a few more examples for coordinating a study group, dividing work, and assigning topics:
| My classmate and I have agreed to divide the work. | Mi compañero y yo hemos quedado en dividir el trabajo. |
| They have agreed to assign the topics. | Ellas han quedado en asignar los temas. |
You can also easily use this construction to ask questions about what the group has decided, or to express that an agreement hasn't been finalized yet:
| Have you agreed to synthesize the information? | ¿Habéis quedado en sintetizar la información? |
| We haven't agreed to study all the subject matter today yet. | Todavía no hemos quedado en estudiar toda la materia hoy. |
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