se quedó o quedó
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Paul Kwiziq community member
se quedó o quedó
1.Patricia quedó preguntándose dónde estaría su hijo.2.Patricia se quedó preguntándose dónde estaría su hijo.Cual es correcta? Si ambas son correctas, cual es la diferencia? Thank you!
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Quedarse + [gerund] = to do something continuously in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)"
Asked 3 weeks ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Paul
In this case, with this meaning of "continuity of an action" the option with "se quedó" is the one. If you drop the "se" it'd sound unnatural or maybe a little bit "poetic". Your sentence has the same nuance as explained in the lesson: "to carry on doing something".
Saludos cordiales
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