Quedarse sin: running out of something in Spanish

Quedarse sin describes a change to being without something, often unexpectedly.

The idea

Conjugate quedarse for the person affected and add sin plus a noun: me quedé sin batería.

Me quedé sin batería en el tren.My battery ran out on the train.
Nos quedamos sin agua durante el viaje.We ran out of water during the trip.
Ella se quedó sin pan para la cena.She ran out of bread for dinner.
¿Te has quedado sin gasolina?Have you run out of petrol?
La tienda se quedó sin leche.The shop ran out of milk.
Ellos se han quedado sin tiempo para terminar.They have run out of time to finish.

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The reflexive pronoun identifies the person affected; sin introduces what is no longer available.

Choose the form for the speaker. Yo ___ sin batería en el tren. (me quedé / se quedó)
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me quedé
Me quedé refers to the speaker being left without battery power.
Choose the preposition introducing the missing supply. Nos quedamos ___ agua durante el viaje. (sin / con)
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sin
Sin introduces the supply that ran out.
Choose the form for ellos in the past. Ellos ___ sin tiempo para terminar. (se quedaron / me quedé)
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se quedaron
Se quedaron refers to the people affected in the plural.

Choose the correct reflexive form or preposition for someone who runs out of something.