Let’s conjugate the verb "quitarse" (to take off) in the first person (yo) using your outlined steps:
Step 1: REMOVE the Reflexive Ending: -se
- quitar
Step 2: REMOVE the Infinitive Ending:
- quit (from "quitar")
Step 3: ADD 1st person Ending:
- quito (the 1st person singular form of "quitar" is "quito")
Step 4: ADD the appropriate reflexive pronoun at the beginning:
- me (the reflexive pronoun for "yo")
Step 5: SENTENCE:
- Me quito. (I take off [something].)
You can specify further what you are taking off, for example, “Me quito la ropa” (I take off my clothes).