What does levantar mean?
levantar means to lift in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to raise; to put up; to put up; to build up (buildings).
Spanish verb guide
Levantar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn levantar, meaning to lift, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: levantandoparticiple: levantado
Principal forms of levantar
- Infinitive
- levantar
- Gerund
- levantando
- Past participle
- levantado
Levantar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | levanto | levanté | levantaba | levantaré |
| tú | levantas | levantaste | levantabas | levantarás |
| él / ella / usted | levanta | levantó | levantaba | levantará |
| nosotros/as | levantamos | levantamos | levantábamos | levantaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | levantan | levantaron | levantaban | levantarán |
Pattern notes
- Levantar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with levantar
Él se levanta a las 7.He gets up at 7.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Me levanto a las 7:00.I get up at 7:00.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Me levanto a las seis.I get up at six.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate levantar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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