Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Llevar in Spanish
To carry, to take, to bring, to wear Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Llevar (to carry, to take, to bring, to wear) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: llevo, llevas, lleva, llevamos, lleváis, llevan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Llevar
- Llevar in the Indicative Present
- Llevar in the Indicative Preterite
- Llevar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Llevar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Llevar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Llevar in the Indicative Future
- Llevar in the Indicative Conditional
- Llevar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Llevar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Llevar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Llevar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Llevar
- Imperative tenses of Llevar
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Llevar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Llevar is the Spanish verb meaning "to carry, to take, to bring and to wear". It is a very versatile verb, with many meaings and use cases. In it's simplist form, this verb can be used to talk about carrying objects and to wear clothes. Another common use of llevar is to describe the amount of time that you are doing something. For example: "Llevo 2 años viviendo en España" (I have been living in Spain for 2 years).
Similar verbs to llevar include: acarrear, portar, traer, arrebatar, coger, sacar, tomar, deparar, vestir, vestirse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | llevar | to carry, to take, to bring, to wear |
| Past participle | llevado | carried |
| Gerund | llevando | carrying |
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Llevar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of llevar 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, "llevo la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I carry my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevo | I carry |
| Tú | llevas | you carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lleva | s/he carries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevamos | we carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lleváis | you (plural) carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevan | they carry |
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Llevar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of llevar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "llevé la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I carried my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevé | I carried |
| Tú | llevaste | you carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevó | s/he carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevamos | we carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevasteis | you (plural) carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevaron | they carried |
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Llevar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of llevar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "llevaba la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I used to carry my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevaba | I used to carry |
| Tú | llevabas | you used to carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevaba | s/he used to carry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevábamos | we used to carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevabais | you (plural) used to carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevaban | they used to carry |
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Llevar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of llevar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy llevando la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I am carrying my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy llevando | I am carrying |
| Tú | estás llevando | you are carrying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está llevando | s/he is carrying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos llevando | we are carrying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis llevando | you (plural) are carrying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están llevando | they are carrying |
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Llevar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of llevar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a llevar la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I am going to carry my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a llevar | I am going to carry |
| Tú | vas a llevar | you are going to carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a llevar | s/he is going to carry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a llevar | we are going to carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a llevar | you (plural) are going to carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a llevar | they are going to carry |
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Llevar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of llevar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "llevaré la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I will carry my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevaré | I will carry |
| Tú | llevarás | you will carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevará | s/he will carry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevaremos | we will carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevaréis | you (plural) will carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevarán | they will carry |
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Llevar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of llevar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "llevaría la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I would carry my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevaría | I would carry |
| Tú | llevarías | you would carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevaría | s/he would carry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevaríamos | we would carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevaríais | you (plural) would carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevarían | they would carry |
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Llevar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of llevar 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 llevado la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I have carried my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he llevado | I have carried |
| Tú | has llevado | you have carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha llevado | s/he has carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos llevado | we have carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis llevado | you (plural) have carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han llevado | they have carried |
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Llevar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of llevar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había llevado la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I had carried my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había llevado | I had carried |
| Tú | habías llevado | you had carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había llevado | s/he had carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos llevado | we had carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais llevado | you (plural) had carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían llevado | they had carried |
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Llevar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of llevar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré llevado la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I will have carried my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré llevado | I will have carried |
| Tú | habrás llevado | you will have carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá llevado | s/he will have carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos llevado | we will have carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis llevado | you (plural) will have carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán llevado | they will have carried |
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Llevar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of llevar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría llevado la mochila a la escuela", meaning "I would have carried my backpack to school".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría llevado | I would have carried |
| Tú | habrías llevado | you would have carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría llevado | s/he would have carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos llevado | we would have carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais llevado | you (plural) would have carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían llevado | they would have carried |
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Llevar 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, "lleve", meaning "I carry".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lleve | I carry |
| Tú | lleves | you carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lleve | s/he carries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevemos | we carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevéis | you (plural) carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lleven | they carry |
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Llevar 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, "llevara", meaning "I carried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevara | I carried |
| Tú | llevaras | you carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevara | s/he carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lleváramos | we carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevarais | you (plural) carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevaran | they carried |
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Llevar 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, "llevare", meaning "I will carry".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llevare | I will carry |
| Tú | llevares | you will carry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llevare | s/he will carry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lleváremos | we will carry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevareis | you (plural) will carry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llevaren | they will carry |
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Llevar 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 llevado", meaning "I have carried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya llevado | I have carried |
| Tú | hayas llevado | you have carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya llevado | s/he has carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos llevado | we have carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis llevado | you (plural) have carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan llevado | they have carried |
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Llevar 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 llevado", meaning "I had carried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera llevado | I had carried |
| Tú | hubieras llevado | you had carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera llevado | s/he had carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos llevado | we had carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais llevado | you (plural) had carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran llevado | they had carried |
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Llevar 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 llevado", meaning "I will have carried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere llevado | I will have carried |
| Tú | hubieres llevado | you will have carried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere llevado | s/he will have carried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos llevado | we will have carried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis llevado | you (plural) will have carried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren llevado | they will have carried |
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Llevar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "lleve", meaning "(to you formal) carry!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | lleva | (to you) carry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lleve | (to you formal) carry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llevemos | let's carry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llevad | (to you plural) carry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lleven | (to you plural formal) carry! |
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Llevar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no lleve", meaning "(to you formal) don't carry!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no lleves | (to you) don't carry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no lleve | (to you formal) don't carry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no llevemos | let's not carry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no llevéis | (to you plural) don't carry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no lleven | (to you plural formal) don't carry! |
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en Japón? How long have you been in Japan?
- Me llevaría demasiado tiempo explicarte por qué no va a funcionar. It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
- Llevaba un sombrero negro. She was wearing a black hat.
- Sería mejor que te llevaras un paraguas. You had better take an umbrella with you.
- Llevas los calcetines al revés. You are wearing your socks inside out.
- ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en Japón? How long have you been in Japan?
- Creo que llevas razón. I think you're right.
- Todos mis problemas no llevaron a nada. All my troubles came to nothing.
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Frequently asked questions about Llevar
Is llevar a regular or irregular verb?
Llevar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate llevar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), llevar is conjugated as: yo llevo, tú llevas, él/ella/usted lleva, nosotros llevamos, vosotros lleváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate llevar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), llevar is conjugated as: yo llevé, tú llevaste, él/ella/usted llevó, nosotros llevamos, vosotros llevasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate llevar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), llevar is conjugated as: yo llevaba, tú llevabas, él/ella/usted llevaba, nosotros llevábamos, vosotros llevabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate llevar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), llevar is conjugated as: yo llevaré, tú llevarás, él/ella/usted llevará, nosotros llevaremos, vosotros llevaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate llevar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), llevar is conjugated as: yo lleve, tú lleves, él/ella/usted lleve, nosotros llevemos, vosotros llevéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lleven. The present subjunctive 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.
What is the difference between llevar and llevarse?
Llevar means "to carry, to take, to bring, to wear" in the standard sense. Llevarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se llevan" instead of "no llevan".
What are some common example sentences using llevar?
Here are everyday sentences using llevar: ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en Japón? (How long have you been in Japan?) Me llevaría demasiado tiempo explicarte por qué no va a funcionar. (It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.) Llevaba un sombrero negro. (She was wearing a black hat.) Sería mejor que te llevaras un paraguas. (You had better take an umbrella with you.) Llevas los calcetines al revés. (You are wearing your socks inside out.)
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