How to conjugate Llevar in Spanish

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, vestir, vestirse.

Indicative Tenses of Llevar

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, you (formal) carry
Nosotras / Nosotros	llevamos	we carry
Vosotras / Vosotros	lleváis	you (plural) carry
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevan	they carry, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) carried
Nosotras / Nosotros	llevamos	we carried
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevasteis	you (plural) carried
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevaron	they carried, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) are carrying
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos llevando	we are carrying
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis llevando	you (plural) are carrying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están llevando	they are carrying, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) are 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) will carry
Nosotras / Nosotros	llevaremos	we will carry
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevaréis	you (plural) will carry
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevarán	they will carry, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) would carry
Nosotras / Nosotros	llevaríamos	we would carry
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevaríais	you (plural) would carry
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevarían	they would carry, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) have carried
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos llevado	we have carried
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis llevado	you (plural) have carried
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han llevado	they have carried, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) would have carried

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Subjunctive Tenses of Llevar

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, you (formal) carry
Nosotras / Nosotros	llevemos	we carry
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevéis	you (plural) carry
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	lleven	they carry, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) carried
Nosotras / Nosotros	lleváramos	we carried
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevarais	you (plural) carried
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevaran	they carried, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) will carry
Nosotras / Nosotros	lleváremos	we will carry
Vosotras / Vosotros	llevareis	you (plural) will carry
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llevaren	they will carry, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) have carried
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos llevado	we have carried
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis llevado	you (plural) have carried
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan llevado	they have carried, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have carried

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Imperative Tenses of Llevar

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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