How to conjugate Levantar in Spanish

Introduction

Levantar is the Spanish verb for "to lift (up), to raise, to pick up". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to levantar include: alzar, criar, elevar, izar, recoger.

Indicative Tenses of Levantar

Levantar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of levantar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "levanto", meaning "I lift".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levanto	I lift
Tú	levantas	you lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levanta	s/he lifts, you (formal) lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantamos	we lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantáis	you (plural) lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantan	they lift, you (plural formal) lift

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Levantar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of levantar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "levanté", meaning "I lifted".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levanté	I lifted
Tú	levantaste	you lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	levantó	s/he lifted, you (formal) lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantamos	we lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantasteis	you (plural) lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantaron	they lifted, you (plural formal) lifted

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Levantar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of levantar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "levantaba", meaning "I used to lift".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levantaba	I used to lift
Tú	levantabas	you used to lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levantaba	s/he used to lift, you (formal) used to lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantábamos	we used to lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantabais	you (plural) used to lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantaban	they used to lift, you (plural formal) used to lift

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Levantar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of levantar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy levantando", meaning "I am lifting".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy levantando	I am lifting
Tú	estás levantando	you are lifting
Ella / Él / Usted	está levantando	s/he is lifting, you (formal) are lifting
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos levantando	we are lifting
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis levantando	you (plural) are lifting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están levantando	they are lifting, you (plural formal) are lifting

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Levantar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of levantar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a levantar", meaning "I am going to lift".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a levantar	I am going to lift
Tú	vas a levantar	you are going to lift
Ella / Él / Usted	va a levantar	s/he is going to lift, you (formal) are going to lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a levantar	we are going to lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a levantar	you (plural) are going to lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a levantar	they are going to lift, you (plural formal) are going to lift

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Levantar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of levantar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "levantaré", meaning "I will lift".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levantaré	I will lift
Tú	levantarás	you will lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levantará	s/he will lift, you (formal) will lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantaremos	we will lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantaréis	you (plural) will lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantarán	they will lift, you (plural formal) will lift

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Levantar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of levantar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "levantaría", meaning "I would lift".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levantaría	I would lift
Tú	levantarías	you would lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levantaría	s/he would lift, you (formal) would lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantaríamos	we would lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantaríais	you (plural) would lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantarían	they would lift, you (plural formal) would lift

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Levantar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of levantar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he levantado", meaning "I have lifted".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he levantado	I have lifted
Tú	has levantado	you have lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	ha levantado	s/he has lifted, you (formal) have lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos levantado	we have lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis levantado	you (plural) have lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han levantado	they have lifted, you (plural formal) have lifted

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Levantar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of levantar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había levantado", meaning "I had lifted".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había levantado	I had lifted
Tú	habías levantado	you had lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	había levantado	s/he had lifted, you (formal) had lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos levantado	we had lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais levantado	you (plural) had lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían levantado	they had lifted, you (plural formal) had lifted

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Levantar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of levantar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré levantado", meaning "I will have lifted".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré levantado	I will have lifted
Tú	habrás levantado	you will have lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá levantado	s/he will have lifted, you (formal) will have lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos levantado	we will have lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis levantado	you (plural) will have lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán levantado	they will have lifted, you (plural formal) will have lifted

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Levantar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of levantar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría levantado", meaning "I would have lifted".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría levantado	I would have lifted
Tú	habrías levantado	you would have lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	habría levantado	s/he would have lifted, you (formal) would have lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos levantado	we would have lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais levantado	you (plural) would have lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían levantado	they would have lifted, you (plural formal) would have lifted

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Subjunctive Tenses of Levantar

Levantar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "levante", meaning "I lift".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levante	I lift
Tú	levantes	you lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levante	s/he lifts, you (formal) lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantemos	we lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantéis	you (plural) lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levanten	they lift, you (plural formal) lift

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Levantar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "levantara", meaning "I lifted".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levantara	I lifted
Tú	levantaras	you lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	levantara	s/he lifted, you (formal) lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantáramos	we lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantarais	you (plural) lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantaran	they lifted, you (plural formal) lifted

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Levantar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "levantare", meaning "I will lift".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	levantare	I will lift
Tú	levantares	you will lift
Ella / Él / Usted	levantare	s/he will lift, you (formal) will lift
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantáremos	we will lift
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantareis	you (plural) will lift
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levantaren	they will lift, you (plural formal) will lift

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Levantar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya levantado", meaning "I have lifted".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya levantado	I have lifted
Tú	hayas levantado	you have lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	haya levantado	s/he has lifted, you (formal) have lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos levantado	we have lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis levantado	you (plural) have lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan levantado	they have lifted, you (plural formal) have lifted

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Levantar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera levantado", meaning "I had lifted".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera levantado	I had lifted
Tú	hubieras levantado	you had lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera levantado	s/he had lifted, you (formal) had lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos levantado	we had lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais levantado	you (plural) had lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran levantado	they had lifted, you (plural formal) had lifted

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Levantar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere levantado", meaning "I will have lifted".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere levantado	I will have lifted
Tú	hubieres levantado	you will have lifted
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere levantado	s/he will have lifted, you (formal) will have lifted
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos levantado	we will have lifted
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis levantado	you (plural) will have lifted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren levantado	they will have lifted, you (plural formal) will have lifted

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Imperative Tenses of Levantar

Levantar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "levante", meaning "(to you formal) lift!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	levanta	(to you) lift!
Ella / Él / Usted	levante	(to you formal) lift!
Nosotras / Nosotros	levantemos	let's lift!
Vosotras / Vosotros	levantad	(to you plural) lift!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	levanten	(to you plural formal) lift!

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Levantar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no levante", meaning "(to you formal) don't lift!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no levantes	(to you) don't lift!
Ella / Él / Usted	no levante	(to you formal) don't lift!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no levantemos	let's not lift!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no levantéis	(to you plural) don't lift!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no levanten	(to you plural formal) don't lift!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¿A qué hora te levantas? What time do you get up?
• Tú no te levantas tan pronto como tu hermana. You don't get up as early as your sister.
• Un estudiante levantó la mano cuando el profesor acabó de leer. A student raised his hand when the teacher finished the reading.

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