How to conjugate Llegar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Llegar
- Llegar in the Indicative Present
- Llegar in the Indicative Preterite
- Llegar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Llegar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Llegar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Llegar in the Indicative Future
- Llegar in the Indicative Conditional
- Llegar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Llegar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Llegar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Llegar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Llegar
- Imperative tenses of Llegar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Llegar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Llegar is the Spanish verb meaning "to arrive, to come, to reach". Examples: Voy a llegar un poco atrasado (I'm going to arrive a little late), and ¿Llegas la botella de agua en el suelo? (Can you reach the bottle of water on the ground?). Llegar is only irregular in a few tenses, the rest of the time it follows the AR conjugation rules.
Similar verbs to llegar include: venir (to come), alcanzar (to reach), arribar (to arrive).
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | llegar | to arrive, to come, to reach |
| Past participle | llegado | arrived |
| Gerund | llegando | arriving |
Indicative Tenses of Llegar
Llegar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of llegar 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, "llego tarde a casa", meaning "I arrive home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llego | I arrive |
| Tú | llegas | you arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llega | s/he arrives, you (formal) arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegamos | we arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegáis | you (plural) arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegan | they arrive, you (plural formal) arrive |
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Llegar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of llegar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "llegué tarde a casa", meaning "I arrived home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegué | I arrived |
| Tú | llegaste | you arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegó | s/he arrived, you (formal) arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegamos | we arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegasteis | you (plural) arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegaron | they arrived, you (plural formal) arrived |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Llegar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of llegar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "llegaba tarde a casa", meaning "I used to arrive home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegaba | I used to arrive |
| Tú | llegabas | you used to arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegaba | s/he used to arrive, you (formal) used to arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegábamos | we used to arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegabais | you (plural) used to arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegaban | they used to arrive, you (plural formal) used to arrive |
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Llegar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of llegar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy llegando tarde a casa", meaning "I am arriving home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy llegando | I am arriving |
| Tú | estás llegando | you are arriving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está llegando | s/he is arriving, you (formal) are arriving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos llegando | we are arriving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis llegando | you (plural) are arriving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están llegando | they are arriving, you (plural formal) are arriving |
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Llegar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of llegar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a llegar tarde a casa", meaning "I am going to arrive home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a llegar | I am going to arrive |
| Tú | vas a llegar | you are going to arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a llegar | s/he is going to arrive, you (formal) are going to arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a llegar | we are going to arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a llegar | you (plural) are going to arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a llegar | they are going to arrive, you (plural formal) are going to arrive |
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Llegar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of llegar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "llegaré tarde a casa", meaning "I will arrive home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegaré | I will arrive |
| Tú | llegarás | you will arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegará | s/he will arrive, you (formal) will arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegaremos | we will arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegaréis | you (plural) will arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegarán | they will arrive, you (plural formal) will arrive |
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Llegar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of llegar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "llegaría tarde a casa", meaning "I would arrive home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegaría | I would arrive |
| Tú | llegarías | you would arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegaría | s/he would arrive, you (formal) would arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegaríamos | we would arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegaríais | you (plural) would arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegarían | they would arrive, you (plural formal) would arrive |
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Llegar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of llegar 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 llegado tarde a casa", meaning "I have arrived home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he llegado | I have arrived |
| Tú | has llegado | you have arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha llegado | s/he has arrived, you (formal) have arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos llegado | we have arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis llegado | you (plural) have arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han llegado | they have arrived, you (plural formal) have arrived |
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Llegar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of llegar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había llegado tarde a casa", meaning "I had arrived home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había llegado | I had arrived |
| Tú | habías llegado | you had arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había llegado | s/he had arrived, you (formal) had arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos llegado | we had arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais llegado | you (plural) had arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían llegado | they had arrived, you (plural formal) had arrived |
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Llegar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of llegar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré llegado tarde a casa", meaning "I will have arrived home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré llegado | I will have arrived |
| Tú | habrás llegado | you will have arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá llegado | s/he will have arrived, you (formal) will have arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos llegado | we will have arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis llegado | you (plural) will have arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán llegado | they will have arrived, you (plural formal) will have arrived |
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Llegar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of llegar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría llegado tarde a casa", meaning "I would have arrived home late".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría llegado | I would have arrived |
| Tú | habrías llegado | you would have arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría llegado | s/he would have arrived, you (formal) would have arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos llegado | we would have arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais llegado | you (plural) would have arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían llegado | they would have arrived, you (plural formal) would have arrived |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Llegar
Llegar 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, "llegue", meaning "I arrive".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegue | I arrive |
| Tú | llegues | you arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegue | s/he arrives, you (formal) arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lleguemos | we arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lleguéis | you (plural) arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lleguen | they arrive, you (plural formal) arrive |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Llegar 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, "llegara", meaning "I arrived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegara | I arrived |
| Tú | llegaras | you arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegara | s/he arrived, you (formal) arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegáramos | we arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegarais | you (plural) arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegaran | they arrived, you (plural formal) arrived |
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Llegar 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, "llegare", meaning "I will arrive".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llegare | I will arrive |
| Tú | llegares | you will arrive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegare | s/he will arrive, you (formal) will arrive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llegáremos | we will arrive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegareis | you (plural) will arrive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llegaren | they will arrive, you (plural formal) will arrive |
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Llegar 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 llegado", meaning "I have arrived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya llegado | I have arrived |
| Tú | hayas llegado | you have arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya llegado | s/he has arrived, you (formal) have arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos llegado | we have arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis llegado | you (plural) have arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan llegado | they have arrived, you (plural formal) have arrived |
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Llegar 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 llegado", meaning "I had arrived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera llegado | I had arrived |
| Tú | hubieras llegado | you had arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera llegado | s/he had arrived, you (formal) had arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos llegado | we had arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais llegado | you (plural) had arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran llegado | they had arrived, you (plural formal) had arrived |
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Llegar 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 llegado", meaning "I will have arrived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere llegado | I will have arrived |
| Tú | hubieres llegado | you will have arrived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere llegado | s/he will have arrived, you (formal) will have arrived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos llegado | we will have arrived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis llegado | you (plural) will have arrived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren llegado | they will have arrived, you (plural formal) will have arrived |
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Imperative Tenses of Llegar
Llegar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "llegue", meaning "(to you formal) arrive!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | llega | (to you) arrive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llegue | (to you formal) arrive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lleguemos | let's arrive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llegad | (to you plural) arrive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lleguen | (to you plural formal) arrive! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Llegar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no llegue", meaning "(to you formal) don't arrive!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no llegues | (to you) don't arrive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no llegue | (to you formal) don't arrive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no lleguemos | let's not arrive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no lleguéis | (to you plural) don't arrive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no lleguen | (to you plural formal) don't arrive! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Cómo llegaste a conocerla? How did you come to know her?
- Date prisa o llegarás tarde. Hurry up, or you will be late.
- ¿A qué hora llega este tren a Yokohama? What time does this train reach Yokohama?
- Llegué tarde a la escuela. I was late to school.
- Estaba lloviendo cuando nos fuimos, pero para cuando llegamos estaba soleado. It was raining when we left, but by the time we arrived, it was sunny.
- ¡Aquí llega la novia! Here comes the bride!
- Llegaste tarde a trabajar. You were late for work.
- ¿A qué hora llegarás a la estación? What time will you get to the station?
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